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absent
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
any
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
arbitrate
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
arrival
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
attended
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From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
Barrancas
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
Bellevite
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
board
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From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
boat's
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From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
Christy
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From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
COMING
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
competent
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
contending
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
evidently
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
expected
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
feel
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
Flint
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From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
Folkner
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
Fort
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
heard
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
Just
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
large
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
liable
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
lieutenant
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
novel
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
now
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
parties
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
Pickens
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
quiet
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
return
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
ships-of-war
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
situation
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
some
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
somewhat
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
Teaser
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
there
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From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
timid
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From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
unpleasantness
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From this reading There was liable to be some unpleasantness at any time between Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas; but everything was quiet just now.
very
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From this reading The situation was very novel to the lieutenant, and he did not feel competent to arbitrate between the contending parties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMING TO THE POINT Captain Folkner of the Teaser was evidently somewhat timid, and he had heard of the arrival of the Bellevite.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just now the large ships-of-war which had been there were absent on their duty, though they were expected to return at any time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flint had come on board of the Teaser with Christy, but none of the boat's crew had attended them.
