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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 day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
accompanied
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
air
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
also
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
away
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
blowing
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
brick
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
building
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
Burton
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
business
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
clear
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
cool
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
day
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
day-dreams
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
down
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
dropping
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
England
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
factory
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
far
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
FRIENDS
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
front
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
full
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
given
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
great
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
JACK
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
Jamestown
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
just
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From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
keen
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
late
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
lay
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
life
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
Marlborough
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
MEETS
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
Mr
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
Nelly
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From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
November
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
OLD
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
overcoat
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
Parker
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From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
parted
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From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
place
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
rapidly
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
returned
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
rush
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
schooner
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
seemed
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
Simms
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
sloped
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
soft
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
SOME
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From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
sunlight
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
swiftly
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
thoughts
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From this reading He had just parted from Nelly Parker, and his mind was very full of thoughts of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
up
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
utterly
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
very
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
vigor
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
warm
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
water
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
weather-rail
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
went
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JACK MEETS SOME OLD FRIENDS IT was late in November when Mr. Burton returned to England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
wide
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
wind
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From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day was keen and clear, with a soft, cool wind blowing, before which the schooner sloped swiftly away, dropping the great brick front of Marlborough rapidly behind.
wrapped
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From this reading The wide rush of air and water seemed very full of life and vigor, and Jack lay up under the weather-rail in the warm sunlight, wrapped in his overcoat and given up utterly to the building of day-dreams.
Yorktown
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From this reading Jack accompanied him as far as Jamestown; and Mr. Simms, who had business at the factory at Yorktown, also went down in the schooner as far as that place.
