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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 And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
almost
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From this reading It is almost a physical impossibility, that you can ever be alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost a physical impossibility, that you can ever be alone.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
board
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
cellar
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
common
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
commons
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
d'hote
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
dine
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
door-steps
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
dress
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost a physical impossibility, that you can ever be alone.
follow
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
further
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From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
hardly
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From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
impossibility
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From this reading It is almost a physical impossibility, that you can ever be alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
introduction
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
jacket
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From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
known
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
like
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
living
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
man-of-war
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
market
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
mention
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From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
moment's
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From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
physical
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From this reading It is almost a physical impossibility, that you can ever be alone.
privacy
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From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
sailor
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
seclusion
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From this reading No privacy can you have; hardly one moment’s seclusion.
sleep
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
some
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From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
table
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
toilet
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
vast
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From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
way
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From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
white
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From this reading I MUST make some further mention of that white jacket of mine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And here be it known—by way of introduction to what is to follow—that to a common sailor, the living on board a man-of-war is like living in a market; where you dress on the door-steps, and sleep in the cellar.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You dine at a vast _table d’hote_; sleep in commons, and make your toilet where and when you can.
