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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 WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
always
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
brave
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
CAP'N
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
clever
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From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
coming
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
CONFESSION
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
earnestly
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From this reading I was sure she spoke earnestly, too.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
eyes
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
father
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
gang
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
good-looking
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
HAPPENED
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
HOUSE
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
JACK'S
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
maid
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
man
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From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
men
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
Now
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From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
Penningtons
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
perhaps
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
PLANS
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
quickly
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
race
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From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
reason
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
regarded
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
said
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From this reading Now I have before said I have never regarded myself as a clever man--none of my race have ever been.
say
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
SMUGGLERS
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
spoke
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From this reading I was sure she spoke earnestly, too.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sure she spoke earnestly, too.
Tamsin
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
TAMSIN'S
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
things
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From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
too
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From this reading I was sure she spoke earnestly, too.
Truscott's
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
wanted
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From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT CAP'N JACK'S HOUSE--TAMSIN'S CONFESSION, AND THE SMUGGLERS' PLANS As I looked into Tamsin Truscott's eyes, I could not help thinking what a good-looking maid she was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Evidently she regarded me as different from the gang of men of which her father was captain, and wanted to know the reason of my coming among them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Honest men the Penningtons have always been; brave men, too, although I, perhaps, am not the man to say it, but not men who understand things quickly.
