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ALLIES
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From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
almost
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
assault
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
astern
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
barge
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
board
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
boat
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
captured
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
CHESTERFIELDS
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From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
Commodore
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From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
companions
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
Digfield
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
direction
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
Dory
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
dragged
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
fast
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
Goldwing
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From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
Kidd
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
made
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
much
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From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
noose
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
out
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
painter
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
practice
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From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
prisoner
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From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
RENEW
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From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
sharp
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From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.
then
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kidd Digfield and his companions in the boat seemed to be almost as much astonished as the commodore.
Topover
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From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Commodore Topover was bewildered by the sharp practice of the skipper of the Goldwing.
water
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
Winooski
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From this reading While he was expecting an assault in another direction, he had been suddenly dragged out of the Winooski into the water, and then on board of the schooner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The painter of the barge was made fast astern, and Dory relieved the prisoner from the noose with which he had been captured.
