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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
America
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
bought
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
bringing
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
business
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
cargo
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
carrying
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
coasting
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
coasting-vessel
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
commission
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
dressed
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
Elias
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
elimination
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
Ella
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
fast
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From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
firm
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
founder
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
go
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From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
gradual
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
hides
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
intention
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
line
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
lumber
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
Marshall
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
miscellaneous
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
nominal
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
offered
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
old
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
oldest
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
others
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
out
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
owned
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
Pernambuco
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
private
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
rather
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From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
return
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
sailing
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
seaworthy
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From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
ships
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
smallest
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
son
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
Sons
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
South
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
steady
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From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
steamers
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
substitution
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was still seaworthy, rather fast, as such vessels go, and steady.
sugar
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
sum
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
trade
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From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
trip
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
Turner
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
using
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
vessels
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From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The firm of Turner and Sons owned the line of which the Ella was one of the smallest vessels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gradual elimination of sailing ships and the substitution of steamers in the coasting trade, left the Ella, with others, out of commission.
wool
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From this reading The Ella had been a coasting-vessel, carrying dressed lumber to South America, and on her return trip bringing a miscellaneous cargo—hides and wool, sugar from Pernambuco, whatever offered.
yacht
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From this reading Marshall Turner, the oldest son of old Elias Turner, the founder of the business, bought it in at a nominal sum, with the intention of using it as a private yacht.
