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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 We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
account
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
affair
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From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
any
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
appear
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From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
arrived
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
Augustine
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
Blastblow
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
board
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
Boomsby
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
connection
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From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
Cornwood's
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From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
enough
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
evil
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
gone
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
GULF
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From this reading ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
intended
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From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
intention
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From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
intentions
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
Islander
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
Jacksonville
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From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
known
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
MEXICO
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From this reading ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
mystery
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
Nick
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
only
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
partial
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
premises
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
put
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
relieve
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
solution
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From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
St
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
stress
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had arrived at only a partial solution of the mystery, though we had done enough to relieve Captain Blastblow from any evil intentions in the premises.
weather
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From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could not have known that we intended to put into St. Augustine, for we had no intention to do so when we left Jacksonville.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He could not have known that Nick Boomsby was on board of the Islander, for he had gone to St. Augustine, where we had put in on account of stress of weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading What Cornwood's connection with the affair was did not yet appear.
