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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 I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
bacca
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
bad
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
CAP'N
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
case
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From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
coolly
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
COVE
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
desperate
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From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
dried
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
ed'n
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
es
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
far
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From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
few
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
GANG
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
GO
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
governed
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
heard
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
I'm
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From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
it's
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From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
JACK
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
Jack's
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
judge
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From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
KYNANCE
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
laws
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
leaves
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
legal
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
made
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
man
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
MEET
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
moral
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From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
oak
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
peacefully
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
realising
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From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
remarked
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
seconds
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
smoked
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
spoke
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
TAMSIN
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not help realising that my case might be desperate.
then
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
TRUSCOTT'S
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From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
truthful
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
very
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From this reading "No," I replied; "as far as I'm a judge, it's very good."
well
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From this reading I spoke as coolly as I could, although to be truthful I might as well have been smoking dried oak leaves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had heard that Cap'n Jack's gang were governed by no laws, legal or moral, save those which this man himself made.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I GO TO KYNANCE COVE WITH CAP'N JACK TRUSCOTT'S GANG, AND MEET HIS DAUGHTER TAMSIN "This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.
