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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 On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
board
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
boys
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
bright
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
class
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
cleaning
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
dawned
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
decks
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
done
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
ENTERTAINMENT
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From this reading PREPARING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PREPARING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT.
good-natured
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
happy
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
held
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
holiday
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From this reading On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
hour
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
Jack's
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
members
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
Monongahela
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
necessary
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
old
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
Only
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
own
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
plebe
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
PREPARING
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From this reading PREPARING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT.
promising
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
Quarters
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
regarded
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From this reading On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
Saturday
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREPARING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT.
then
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
time
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
usual
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From this reading Quarters are held at the usual hour, then Jack’s time is his own.
vessel
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From this reading On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
war
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From this reading On board a vessel of war Saturday is regarded as a holiday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
weather
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From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Saturday dawned, the weather was promising and the members of the plebe class on board the old _Monongahela_ were as happy as hearty, good-natured boys can be.
work
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From this reading Only the necessary work, such as cleaning decks and bright work, is done.
