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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 A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
accompanied
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
account
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
Affair
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
ago
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
Already
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
avoided
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
Barry
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
bridge
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
capstan
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
chain
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
Clad
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
clanking
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
crept
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
Cromarty
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
decided
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From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
delay
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
dolorously
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
fathom
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
getting
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
glasses
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
greatcoats
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
hawse-pipe
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
Hunbilker
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
Kiel
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
left
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
midshipmen
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
Newcastle
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
objection
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
off
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
oilskins
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
P
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From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
raised
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
reluctance
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
remain
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From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
rooted
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
second
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From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
seeming
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From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
smothered
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
spray
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From this reading He had a rooted objection to getting his glasses smothered in spray if it could be avoided.
Steam
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
there
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
thoughts
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From this reading The A. P., on second thoughts, decided to remain below.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
two
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From this reading The Affair off Kiel Clad in their oilskins over their greatcoats, the two midshipmen accompanied Barry to the bridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
week
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From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Steam had been raised a week ago, when the _Hunbilker_ left Newcastle for Cromarty, so there was no delay on that account.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
