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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 Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
all
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
attracted
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
back
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
Better
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
boats
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
busy
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
charge
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
crowd
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
deck
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
discover
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
dozen
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
enemy
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
extra
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
falling
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
fastened
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
flash
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
funnels
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
gathered
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
got
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
happened
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
Heads
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
hoisting
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
how
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
just
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
lashed
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
lashings
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
looking
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
loose
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
members
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
noise
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
officer
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
once
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
out
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
place
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
promenade
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
said
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
sailed
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
searched
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
see
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
sign
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
spar
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From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
sprang
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
stair
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
there
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
thoroughly
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
Two
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
understood
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
up
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
upper
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From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
ventilators
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From this reading I searched it over thoroughly, looking in and under the boats and behind funnels and ventilators, but could discover no sign of anyone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
well
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From this reading "We lashed that extra spar there just before we sailed, and I know it was well fastened."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I got back to the promenade, a little crowd had gathered, attracted by the noise of the falling spar, which a dozen members of the crew were busy hoisting back into place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two Heads are Better than One I understood in a flash what had happened, and sprang up the stair to the upper deck, determined to have it out with our enemy, once for all.
worked
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From this reading "I do not see how those lashings could have worked loose," said the officer in charge.
