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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
appeared
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From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
Battleton
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
better
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From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
board
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From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
Bonnydale
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
came
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From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
Christy
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
commander
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From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
few
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
glad
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From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
hour
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From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
indicated
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From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
introduction
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
learned
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
met
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
moments
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
more
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
needed
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
night
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From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
OFFICER
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
perplexing
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
petty
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From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
see
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From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
seen
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From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
SICK
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
situation
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From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
spoke
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
STATEROOM
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From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SICK OFFICER IN THE STATEROOM Captain Battleton spoke to Christy as though he had met him before, and needed no introduction.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
Vernon
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From this reading He was confounded by the situation, for he had not been sick an hour, and he had never seen the commander of the Vernon in his life.
visitation
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From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The petty officer had told him that he appeared to be quite sick when he came on board the night before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What he had learned within the last few moments was even more perplexing than the mysterious visitation at Bonnydale.
young
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From this reading He was glad to see that the young officer was better, which indicated that he had been sick.
