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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 She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
abandoned
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
agilely
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
Amstel
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you going, mother?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
bedroom
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
best
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
boat
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
Boulogne
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
break
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
Breckon
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
chair
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
consensus
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From this reading What is the consensus of opinion in the smoking-room?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
counting
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
days
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
end
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
four
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
going
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From this reading Where are you going, mother?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
head
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
Hook
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the consensus of opinion in the smoking-room?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
later
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
lost
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
Miss
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
more
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
mother
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
much
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
opinion
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From this reading What is the consensus of opinion in the smoking-room?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
out
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
promised
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
Rasmith
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
record
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
rough
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
said
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
Sandy
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
says
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
screw
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
single
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
slowness
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
smoking-room
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From this reading What is the consensus of opinion in the smoking-room?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
steward
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
ten-day
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From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
thinks
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
Three
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
trip
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
twelve-day
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From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
up
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
weather
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From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the consensus of opinion in the smoking-room?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was at best a ten-day boat, counting from Sandy Hook to Boulogne, and she had not been four days out when she promised to break her record for slowness.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you going, mother?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Three days later Miss Rasmith said to Breckon, as he took the chair which her mother agilely abandoned to him beside her: "The head steward says it will be a twelve-day trip, end our bedroom steward thinks more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Amstel had lost so much time in the rough weather of her first days out that she could not make it up with her old-fashioned single screw.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you going, mother?
