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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 "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
Asher
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
babies
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
came
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
can't
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
care
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
common
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
don't
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
doubt
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From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
expects
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
explain
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
family
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
far
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
Glenford
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From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
goin
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
got
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
He's
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
heard
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
I've
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
just
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
made
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
man
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
mentioned
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
Miss
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
near
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
neighborhood
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
off
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
only
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From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
opportunity
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
pass
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
person
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From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
Port
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
sake
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
say
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From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
spend
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
spoke
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From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
summer
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
that's
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From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
things
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No doubt of that," thought the captain, but he did not say so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
two
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
use
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From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
whole
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
why
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If he expects to pass himself off as just a common man," continued Miss Port, "that's goin' to spend the rest of his summer here with his family, he can't do it.
woman
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
you're
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From this reading As far as I know, you're the only person in or about Glenford that's spoke to him."
young
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From this reading He's first got to explain why he never came near that young woman and her two babies for the whole of last summer, and, so far as I've heard, he was never mentioned by her.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I think, Captain Asher, that for the sake of the neighborhood, if you don't care about such things yourself, you might have made use of this opportunity.
