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aboard
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within an hour Colonel Parker came off from the town.
anchor
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
ashore
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
board
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
breeze
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
cabin
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
came
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
captain
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
carry
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
Colonel
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
daylight
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
directly
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
dressed
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
fallen
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within an hour Colonel Parker came off from the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
half
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
hour
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From this reading Within an hour Colonel Parker came off from the town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
lady
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
lady's
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
lieutenant
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
mate
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
Maynard
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
nearly
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
news
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
night
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
Norfolk
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
off
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
once
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
out
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
Parker
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
Parker's
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
rowed
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
schooner
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From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
sent
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
then
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
told
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From this reading Colonel Parker himself was not on board, but the lieutenant came at once out of his cabin, half dressed as he was, and the mate told him the news.
town
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From this reading Within an hour Colonel Parker came off from the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RETURN THE breeze had fallen during the night so that it was nearly daylight when the schooner came to anchor off Norfolk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within an hour Colonel Parker came off from the town.
word
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From this reading Mr. Maynard at once sent word ashore to Colonel Parker, and then had himself rowed aboard the schooner on which the young lady was.
young
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From this reading The captain sent the mate directly to carry the news of the young lady’s return to Colonel Parker’s schooner.
