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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 “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
aboard
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
begins
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Crocodile
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
Ditch
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
E
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
E's
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From this reading 'E's a kind of a giddy harumfrodite -- soldier an' sailor too!
er
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
Gawd
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
giddy
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From this reading 'E's a kind of a giddy harumfrodite -- soldier an' sailor too!
got
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
harumfrodite
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From this reading 'E's a kind of a giddy harumfrodite -- soldier an' sailor too!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
I'm
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From this reading Sez 'e, “I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too!”
im
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
isn't
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Jolly
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From this reading Sez 'e, “I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too!”
kind
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From this reading 'E's a kind of a giddy harumfrodite -- soldier an' sailor too!
knows
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Line
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Majesty's
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From this reading Sez 'e, “I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an' sailor too!”
man
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
man-o
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Now
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
o
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
off
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Oo
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
paint
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
plates
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
reg'lar
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
Reg'lars
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
SAILOR
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
scrapin
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
seed
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
sez
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From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
SOLDIER
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
spittin
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
style
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
TOO
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
up
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
war
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From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “SOLDIER AN' SAILOR TOO” As I was spittin' into the Ditch aboard o' the _Crocodile_, I seed a man on a man-o'-war got up in the Reg'lars' style.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
work
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From this reading Now 'is work begins by Gawd knows when, and 'is work is never through; 'E isn't one o' the reg'lar Line, nor 'e isn't one of the crew.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'E was scrapin' the paint from off of 'er plates, an' I sez to 'im, “'Oo are you?”
