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All
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
Andy
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
any
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
Bein
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From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
blowed
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
comfortable
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
command
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From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
commanded
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
consider
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
couldn't
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
Davy
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
deck
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
due
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
durin
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
easy
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
enough
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
fur
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
go
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
grit
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
he'd
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
heared
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
holdin
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
hotter
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
Jones's
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
latitood
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
likely
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
line
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
locker
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
mate
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From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
most
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
nigh
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
nothin
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
Now
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
pretty
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
rights
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From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
say
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
second
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From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
see
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
sot
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
there'd
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From this reading But it was easy enough to see that if he commanded there'd never be nothin' fur Andy an' me to do.
thinkin
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
Tom
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From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
typhoon
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
up
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
used
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From this reading All the grit he had in him he'd used up in holdin' on durin' that typhoon.
wanted
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bein' second mate, Tom was, by rights, in command of this craft.
we'd
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
west
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From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he wanted to do now was to make himself comfortable till the time come for him to go to Davy Jones's locker--an' thinkin', most likely, that Davy couldn't make it any hotter fur him than it was on that deck, still in latitood nothin' at all, fur we'd been blowed along the line pretty nigh due west.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Now when I heared Tom say this I sot still an' began to consider.
