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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 Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
aboard
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
act
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
add
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
ahead
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
articles
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
better
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
board
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From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
came
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
certainly
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
children
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
clear
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
conclusion
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
consultation
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
detained
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From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
didn't
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
feared
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
felt
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
grieving
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
held
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
hostage
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
husband
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
include
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
included
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From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
intended
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
inwardly
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
island
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
keep
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
lady
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From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
landed
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
less
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
looming
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
marooned
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
Ned
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
night
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
now
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
only
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
other
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
outfit
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
own
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
parents
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
perhaps
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
prisoner
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From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
queer
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
refused
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
remarked
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
safety's
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
said
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
sake
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
sea
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
secure
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
see
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
separate
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
several
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
sort
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
stipulations
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From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
there
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
up
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
utmost
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
value
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
ventured
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
well
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
whole
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From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
why
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
wife
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From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
Williams
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From this reading "Ah, well! the less said about that, perhaps, the better," remarked Williams.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, certainly not," answered Ned, inwardly grieving now that he had not ventured to add to the scanty "outfit" several other articles which he had felt would have been of the utmost value to the marooned party, but which he had feared to include lest the whole should have been refused them.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet you have detained her on board here, a prisoner."
young
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From this reading "No; this young lady was one of the party, and was included in my stipulations.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I quite intended to have landed her with the rest of them; but that island looming up ahead this morning--when you told us only last night that we had a clear sea ahead of us--looked so queer that we held a consultation, and came to the conclusion that, for our own safety's sake, we ought to keep somebody aboard here to act as a sort of hostage to secure us against treachery on your part; and, as we didn't think it would be right to separate husband and wife, or parents and children, why, you see, there was only this young lady left for us.
