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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 It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
active
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
BIRD-CATCHING
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From this reading CHRISTMAS BIRD-CATCHING.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
call
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
canvas
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
Captain's
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
cheerfully
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS BIRD-CATCHING.
corner
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
cried
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
deck
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
duty
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
felt
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
figures
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
finger
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
first
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
fretfully
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
frost
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
inquired
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
Jim
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
Katy
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
let's
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
make
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
Merry
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From this reading "Merry Christmas!"
morning
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
part
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
quite
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
rival
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
side
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
sister
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
starboard
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
stern-sheets
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
traced
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From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
try
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
voice
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From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
Well
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From this reading "Well, let's try to make it as merry as we can," Katy cried, cheerfully, from the starboard corner of the stern-sheets.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the Captain's voice, who felt it a part of his duty to be the first "on deck" in the morning, but had a rival in his sister, who was quite as active as he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Merry_ Christmas! this what you call merry?" inquired Jim, fretfully, as with his finger he traced figures in the frost on the under side of the canvas.
