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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 In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
Add
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
already
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
any
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astern
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From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
boat
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
bread-bags
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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captain
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
carry
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
CONTINUED
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From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
different
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From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
DOCTOR
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feet
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
fifth
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first
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
Five
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gallipot
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
gravely
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
grown
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
gunwale
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From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
high
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
JOLLY-BOAT'S
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LAST
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From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
lipping
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From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
little
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
meant
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
men
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
more
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
NARRATIVE
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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others
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From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
overloaded
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
place
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
pork
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
powder
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
quite
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Redruth
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
six
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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three
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
Trelawney
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
TRIP
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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 NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR--THE JOLLY-BOAT'S LAST TRIP This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
