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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 The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
assuring
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
away
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
Bellevite
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
boat
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
came
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From this reading "I sent the men before I came myself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
Carboneer
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
company
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
CORNY
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
distance
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
don't
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
down
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
enough
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
estate
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
Florence
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
headed
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
how
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
men
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From this reading "I sent the men before I came myself.
moored
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
moved
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
Mulgate
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I sent the men before I came myself.
naval
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
near
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
New
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
officer
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
only
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
PASSFORD
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
picked
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
PLAYS
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
reached
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
river
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From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
said
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
see
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
sent
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From this reading "I sent the men before I came myself.
ship's
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
shore
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
stream
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From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNY PASSFORD PLAYS ANOTHER PART Captain Carboneer brought the Florence about, and headed her across the river.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
to-day
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
up
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From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bellevite was moored a short distance from the estate down the stream.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I have been up here before to-day," said the naval officer, as the boat moved away from the shore, assuring him that no one could be near enough to hear what he said.
yesterday
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
York
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From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate.
