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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
appear
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wants him at oncest."
away
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
back
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
Bay
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
Botany
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
boys
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
choruses
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
Chowder
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
direction
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
enough
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The skipper looked very strange and excited.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
Flinders
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
full
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
got
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
hail
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
he'll
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
he's
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
Hillo
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wants him at oncest."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wants him at oncest."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
Jim
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
joining
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
jokers
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
ll
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper looked very strange and excited.
lung
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
mate
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
men
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
middle
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
Mister
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
more
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
much
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
near
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
Oh
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
old
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
oncest
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From this reading I wants him at oncest."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
opposite
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
others
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
power
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
raised
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
refrain
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
sailed
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
sailor
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
shanty
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
singing
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The skipper looked very strange and excited.
Snaggs
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
solo
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
soon
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
spirit
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
steed
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
strange
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From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
then
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From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
very
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From this reading The skipper looked very strange and excited.
wants
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From this reading I wants him at oncest."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
whaar's
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From this reading "Hillo, my jokers!" he exclaimed as soon as he got near enough to hail the men, "whaar's Mister Flinders?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading While they were in the middle of this--Jim Chowder singing the solo of the shanty, and the others joining in with full lung power in the refrain--who should appear from the opposite direction to that in which the mate had disappeared on his strange steed, but, Captain Snaggs!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, then, they raised one of their old sailor choruses with much spirit-- "Oh, he'll never come back no more, boys, He'll never come back no more; For he's sailed away to Botany Bay, And 'll never come back no more!"
