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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 By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
all
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
animal
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
boat
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
bomb
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
book
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
carpenter
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
Celebes
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
certainly
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
chapter
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
children
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
drops
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
few
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
finally
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
foundered
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
fruit
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
genre
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
gone
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
group
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
heavy
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
history
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
introduced
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
Irish
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
like
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
mad
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
Malay
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
Mayne
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
more
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
most
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
natural
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
off
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
ourang-outang
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
overcome
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
people
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
perils
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
pilot
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
plant
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
python
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
Reid
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
sea
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
seaman
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
ship's
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
shore
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
starts
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
there
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
Thereafter
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
thrown
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
throws
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
topic
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
tree
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From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
two
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From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
typhoon
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From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
upas
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
various
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From this reading There are various perils that have to be overcome--the upas tree, an ourang-outang, a tree that drops its fruit like a heavy bomb, a python, and quite a few more.
very
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From this reading By Captain Mayne Reid ________________________________________________________________________ This is certainly not a very long book, being about a half to a third of most books of this genre.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thereafter we are introduced to one natural history topic per chapter, be it a plant, a tree or an animal.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ship's captain and his two children, the Irish ship's carpenter, and the Malay pilot, are all that finally come to shore, though when the book starts there are a body that has to be thrown overboard, and a seaman who has gone mad and who throws himself there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It starts off with a group of people in a ship's boat, the ship itself having foundered in a typhoon in the Celebes sea.
