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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 other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
aboard
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
afoot
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From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
again
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
cards
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
charge
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
company
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From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
concerning
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From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
cooked
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
day
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
days
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
dog
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
dull
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
few
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
food
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
Greenfield
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
grog
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
grumble
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
guarded
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
happened
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
heat
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
idle
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
inclined
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
insects
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
Joshua
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
learned
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From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
left
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
man's
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From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
Mary
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
mouth
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
naught
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
never
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
night
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
Now
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
opened
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
other
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
problem
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
puzzled
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
regret
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
sigh
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
solved
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
think
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From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
Trust
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From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
very
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From this reading He never opened his mouth, save to grumble at everything--the heat, the insects, the very food he cooked himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For these few days, it happened that I was left in the charge of Joshua Trust.
watch-dog
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So, in this man’s company, I learned nothing concerning what was afoot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
words
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From this reading In other words, he was the watch-dog that guarded me, day and night; and a dull dog he was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and again, he would sigh; which puzzled me, until I solved the problem for myself: he was inclined to regret the idle days aboard the _Mary Greenfield_ when he had naught to think about except his grog and cards.
