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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 AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
ashore
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
away
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
Bath
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
beds
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
BLACKBEARD
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
brought
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
commonly
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
days
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
Dred
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
EXPEDITION
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
fever
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From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
five
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
four
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
hale
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
Hands
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
hard
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From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
home
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
house
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
Jack
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
kitchen
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
left
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
leg
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
longer
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
made
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
make
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
man
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
Meantime
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
only
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
out
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
place
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From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
shot
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
sick
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From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
slept
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
sloop
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
some
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
stay
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
then
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
Town
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From this reading AN EXPEDITION BLACKBEARD had been away from home for some days in Bath Town—a longer stay than he commonly made.
turned
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
very
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From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meantime Jack was the only hale man left about the place.
way
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From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
weak
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From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
weeks
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From this reading That had been four or five weeks before, and since then Jack and Dred had slept in the kitchen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He and Dred had been turned out of their beds to make way for Hands, who had been brought ashore to the house from the sloop when he was shot through the leg.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was very hard upon Dred, who was weak and sick with the fever.
