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all
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THEORY AND THE FACTS.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
cabin
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
Colonel
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
companion
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
companion-way
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
concealed
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
corner
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
Cornwood
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
deposit
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
enough
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
FACTS
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From this reading THE THEORY AND THE FACTS.
Floridian
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
hidden
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
hour
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
Islander
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
likely
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
lost
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
meant
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
New
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
Nick
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
nook
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
Orleans
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
other
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
own
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
place
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From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
probable
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
put
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
searching
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
share
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
Shepard
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
shore
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
spent
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
stupid
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From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
suggested
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From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEORY AND THE FACTS.
THEORY
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From this reading THE THEORY AND THE FACTS.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornwood had not concealed his share of the treasure in the cabin of the Islander, and we could think of no other place where he was at all likely to deposit it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
treasure
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From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent an hour in searching in every nook and corner of the cabin for the other half of the lost treasure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Colonel Shepard had suggested, it was probable that the Floridian meant to take it before he went on shore at New Orleans.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Cornwood had not been stupid enough to put it under the companion-way; and Nick had been stupid enough to let his companion know where he had hidden his own share.
