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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 One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
ain't
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From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
betray
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
Bible
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From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
board
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
clergyman
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
day
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From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
deal
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
dull
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
fabric
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
fact
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
garrulous
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
gave
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
glittering
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
history
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
judge
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From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
liking
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
list
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
Mr
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
neutralities
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
often
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From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
passenger
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
personal
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
Peters
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
profanity
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
read
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From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
refreshing
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
Rev
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
said
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From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
say
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From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
scraps
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
speech
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
spirit
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
streak
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
talked
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
toothsome
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
trip
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From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
undecorated
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One trip the captain had a clergyman on board, but did not know he was a clergyman, since the passenger list did not betray the fact.
way
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From this reading 'I judge it ain't often, by the way you say it.
weary
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
Well
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From this reading 'Well--yes.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
wove
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
yarns
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From this reading He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech.
yes
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From this reading 'Well--yes.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One day the captain said, 'Peters, do you ever read the Bible?'
