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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 CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
aid
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
any
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
Bellevite
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
blew
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
boys
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From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
business
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
came
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
CARBONEER
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
don't
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
down
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
feeble
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
frolic
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From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
instrument
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
intervals
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
listened
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
loud
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
made
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
Major
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
mile
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
moorings
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
naval
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
occasional
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
officer
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
Pierson
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
quiet
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
remarkably
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
replies
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
response
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
river
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
said
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From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
shore
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From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
signals
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From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
some
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From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
steamer
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
stream
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
taken
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From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One might have taken them for some frolic on the part of the boys.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
up
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
way
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From this reading Everything was remarkably quiet on the river, though at long intervals a steamer passed on its way up or down the stream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I don't quite understand this business," said Major Pierson, after he had listened a while to the signals.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CARBONEER AND HIS PARTY As Captain Carboneer blew his whistle, a mile below the moorings of the Bellevite, an occasional response came from the shore.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The signals made by the naval officer were not loud, and the replies, made without the aid of any instrument, were quite feeble.
