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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 Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
ABANDONED
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aboard
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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alarmed
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From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
ashore
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away
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
bells
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boat
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
boats
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breath
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cabin
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From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
cable
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
came
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
captain
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From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
complete
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
CONTINUED
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DOCTOR
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doubt
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From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
down
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
fallen
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gone
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
half-past
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
Hawkins
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
helplessness
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
Hispaniola
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HOW
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Hunter
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jim
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
left
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
matters
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From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
mutineers
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
NARRATIVE
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never
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From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
news
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
occurred
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From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
phrase
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rest
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
safety
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From this reading It never occurred to us to doubt Jim Hawkins; but we were alarmed for his safety.
sea
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SHIP
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
six
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
slipped
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
squire
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From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
talking
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From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
two
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
wanting
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From this reading But the wind was wanting; and, to complete our helplessness, down came Hunter with the news that Jim Hawkins had slipped into a boat and was gone ashore with the rest.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--HOW THE SHIP WAS ABANDONED It was about half-past one--three bells in the sea phrase--that the two boats went ashore from the _Hispaniola_.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
went
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
wind
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From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had there been a breath of wind we should have fallen on the six mutineers who were left aboard with us, slipped our cable, and away to sea.
