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167
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176
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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.
1899
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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.
boy
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Brothers
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Change
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desolate
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Don't
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From this reading Don't take it so hard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forget
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hard
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From this reading Don't take it so hard.
Harper
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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'
hyphenated
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't take it so hard.
kicked
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lines
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.
novel
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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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Page
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sentence
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ship-shape
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shipshapeadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/
in good order and ready for service
From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't take it so hard.
spacing
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split
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't take it so hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Try
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two
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used
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version
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
Why
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.