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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 No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
all
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
anyhow
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
big
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
boat
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several others were close in by the wharfs.
Chilian
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
close
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From this reading Several others were close in by the wharfs.
colliers
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
consorts
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
dirty
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
distance
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
down
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
establishment
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
flag-ship
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
fleet
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
FRESH
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From this reading FRESH TRIUMPHS.
front
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
got
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
hired
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
indeed
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
infinitely
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
landing-place
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
lying
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
native
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
Naval
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
off
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
others
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From this reading Several others were close in by the wharfs.
out
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
reached
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
rigging
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
said
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
several
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
ships
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
shore
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
slack
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
slovenly
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
some
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
state
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
Stephen
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From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
there
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
three
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
TRIUMPHS
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From this reading FRESH TRIUMPHS.
two
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
untidy
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
up
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several others were close in by the wharfs.
wharfs
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From this reading Several others were close in by the wharfs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No sooner had Stephen reached the landing-place than he hired a native boat to take him off to the flag-ship, which, with several of her consorts, was lying some little distance off the shore and in front of the Naval establishment.
worse
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From this reading “They look in a slovenly state indeed,” he said to himself, “infinitely worse than the Chilian ships did when we first got out there.
yards
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From this reading There are two or three by the flag-ship that look in a fair state of order, but the rest might be a fleet of big colliers, with their yards up and down anyhow, their rigging all slack, and everything dirty and untidy.”
