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7th
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
all
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
any
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
attention
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From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
beg
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
board
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
Chancellor
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
common
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
consider
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
Curtis
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From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
day
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
DECEMBER
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
eight
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From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
friends
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From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
heart
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
Heaven
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
incident
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
just
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
listen
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From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
moment
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From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
o'clock
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From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
obey
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
orders
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
protect
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
raft
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
said
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From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
solely
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
soul
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
special
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From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
strictly
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From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At eight o’clock this morning Curtis asked our attention for a moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My friends,” he said, “listen to me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
welfare
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DECEMBER 7th CONTINUED.--Our first day on the raft has passed without any special incident.
work
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From this reading Let me beg of you, one and all, to think solely of our common welfare; let us work with one heart and with one soul, and may Heaven protect us!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here on this raft, just as when we were on board the ‘Chancellor,’ I consider myself your captain; and as your captain, I expect that all of you will strictly obey my orders.
