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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 "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
acceptance
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
any
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
Archie
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
arose
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
arranged
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
ATTEMPT
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From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
better
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
boat
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
bones
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
brother
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
CLAVERING
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From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
earn
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
edict
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
elder
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
expected
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
find
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
finds
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
fish
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
fishing
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
forth
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
fry
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
gone
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
got
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
grub
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
Hugh
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
important
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
Jack
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
MAKES
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From this reading CAPTAIN CLAVERING MAKES HIS LAST ATTEMPT.
men
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
more
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
necessity
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
pay
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
proposed
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
regarded
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
said
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
says
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
scheme
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
scruple
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
there
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
thus
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
understanding
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
wine
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From this reading "Jack finds the boat and men, and I find the grub and wine,--and pay for the fishing," said Hugh; "so you need not make any bones about it."
work
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From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Archie was not disposed to make any bones about it as regarded his acceptance either of the berth or of the grub and wine, and as he would be expected to earn his passage by his work, there was no necessity for any scruple; but there arose the question whether he had not got more important fish to fry.
yachting
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From this reading The yachting scheme was first proposed to Archie by his brother Hugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
you'd
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From this reading "Jack says that he can make a berth for you, and you'd better come," said the elder brother, understanding that when his edict had thus gone forth, the thing was as good as arranged.
