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1844
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From this reading “Limmer’s Hotel, 27th March, 1844.
27th
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From this reading “Limmer’s Hotel, 27th March, 1844.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
allowed
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
awkward
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Ballindine
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
Barry's
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
bit
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Blake
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
board
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Bottom
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
boxed
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Brien
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
chains
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
chieftain
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
crossed
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
days
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
Dear
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
devil
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
didn't
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
difficult
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
Dot
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
fellows
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
following
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
Frank
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
Friday
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
friend
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
get
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
God
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
Goneaway
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
got
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
handy
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
horse
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
Hotel
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From this reading “Limmer’s Hotel, 27th March, 1844.
hunt
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
infernally
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Irishman
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
It's
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
killed
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
letter
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
like
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Limmer's
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From this reading “Limmer’s Hotel, 27th March, 1844.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
March
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From this reading “Limmer’s Hotel, 27th March, 1844.
night
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
noisy
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
quay
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
quiet
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
quietly
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
rattling
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
received
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
storms
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
thanks
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From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
there
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
too
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
Two
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From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
upset
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
very
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From this reading It’s difficult to make an Irishman handy, but it’s the very devil to make him quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
well
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Dear Frank, “I and Brien, and Bottom, crossed over last Friday night, and, thanks to the God of storms, were allowed to get quietly through it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two days after the hunt in which poor Goneaway was killed by Barry’s horse, Ballindine received the following letter from his friend Dot Blake.
wonder
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
young
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From this reading The young chieftain didn’t like being boxed on the quay a bit too well; the rattling of the chains upset him, and the fellows there are so infernally noisy and awkward, that I wonder he was ever got on board.
