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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 The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
ain't
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
arrival
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
back
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
BATH
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
bed
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
boat
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
came
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
captain
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
Chris
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
colonial
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
come
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
corner
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
Dred
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
evening
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
ever
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
first
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
floor
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
He's
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
here
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
house
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From this reading And so Jack was settled at the pirate’s house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
Jack
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
Knight
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
lady's
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
letter
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
lived
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From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
morning
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
next
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
now
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
pirate
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
pirate's
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
room
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
said
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
secretary
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
sent
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
settled
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From this reading And so Jack was settled at the pirate’s house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He’s lived here ever since he came back.
sleep
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
sleeps
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
t'other
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
there
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
together
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
TOWN
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
up
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From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so Jack was settled at the pirate’s house.
wife
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From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning the pirate captain sent Jack in a boat up to the town with a letter to Mr. Knight, the colonial secretary.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT BATH TOWN “YOU and Chris Dred will have to sleep together,” the pirate’s wife had said to Jack, the first evening of his arrival.
you'll
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
young
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From this reading He sleeps in the corner room; there ain’t no bed in t’other; so, now the young lady’s come, you’ll have to sleep together, or one of you’ll have to sleep on the floor.”
