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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 My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
aboard
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
addition
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
also
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
anger
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
answer
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
becoming
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
bites
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
bleeding
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
blow
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
break
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
brick-red
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
cable
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
came
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
Captain
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
closed
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
clothes
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
colour
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
covered
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
d'ye
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
darkened
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
Day
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
deck
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
dust
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
emphasis
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
eye
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
face
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
First
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
flung
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
foot
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
former
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
garments
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
hands
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
hold
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
increased
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
Jeremy
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
latter
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
left
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
looked
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
mean
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
Miles
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
object
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
pitiable
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
places
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
poop
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
question
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
rapidly
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
rascal
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
rats
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
reason
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
received
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
Receiving
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
rent
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
repeated
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
result
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
roads
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
Sea
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
several
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
ship
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
soot-blackened
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
stamping
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
standing
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
stowing
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
sunburnt
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From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
tar
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
tier
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From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
timbers
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
unaware
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From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
violently
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From this reading Receiving no answer, the Captain repeated the question with increased emphasis, stamping his foot violently on the deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I must have looked a pitiable object, for, in addition to my soot-blackened face, my clothes were covered with dust and tar, the former from the roads, the latter from the timbers of the hold, though, until I came on deck, I was unaware of it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My garments were also rent in several places, my hands were bleeding from the result of the rats' bites, and my left eye was becoming rapidly closed, by reason of the blow I had received when flung across the cable tier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My First Day at Sea Captain Jeremy Miles was standing under the break of the poop, his sunburnt face darkened to a brick-red colour with anger.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "What d'ye mean, you rascal, stowing yourself aboard my ship?"
