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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 We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
aft
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
away
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
breakwater
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
cigar
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
creditable
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From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
discredited
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From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
face
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
few
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
flag
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
God
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From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
jolly-boat
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
knows
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From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
Lewes
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
man
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
object
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From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
officer
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
only
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From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
outlines
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From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
paid
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
picked
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
pilot
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
plague
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
quarantine
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
raising
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
ready
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
realized
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
response
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
showed
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
story
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From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
suggested
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
throwing
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him only the outlines of our story, and I believe he half discredited me at first.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
tragedy
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
tribute
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From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
up
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God knows, I was not a creditable object.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I took him aft and showed him the jolly-boat, he realized, at last, that he was face to face with a great tragedy, and paid it the tribute of throwing away his cigar.
words
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From this reading We picked up a pilot outside the Lewes breakwater a man of few words.
yellow
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From this reading He suggested our raising the yellow plague flag; and this we did, with a ready response from the quarantine officer.
