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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 midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
afterwards
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
all
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
boat
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
came
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
change
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
clerk
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
companion
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
conceited
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
conduct
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
consul's
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
doubts
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From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
down
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
estimate
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
exhibited
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
few
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
first-ratenounUS /ˈfirst-rate/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
fit
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
Frank
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
gave
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
gray-headed
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From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
greatly
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
insulting
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
Kendall
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
later
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
latter
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
learned
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
lieutenant
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From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
made
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
marked
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
mental
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
midshipman
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
minutes
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
mistaken
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
more
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
now
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
object
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
off
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
officer
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
officers
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
opinion
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
out
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
perfectly
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
presuming
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From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
prig
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
put
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
reason
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
see
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The officer seemed to be greatly astonished at the audacity Frank exhibited in presuming to object to anything he might see fit to do.
some
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From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
stared
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
steamer's
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
stick
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
supposed
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From this reading The gray-headed lieutenant he had supposed to be a gentleman, but on that point he now began to have some doubts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
two
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From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
up
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
way
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From this reading He drew himself up, and stared at the young captain in a way that was perfectly insulting, and made the latter all the more determined to stick to the course he had marked out for himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Frank now began to see that he had been mistaken in the mental estimate he had made of one of the two officers who came off in the steamer’s boat.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
young
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From this reading The midshipman, whose name was Kendall, as he afterwards learned, he had put down as a conceited young prig, who would have made a first-rate companion for the consul’s clerk; and his conduct a few minutes later gave Frank no reason to change his opinion.
