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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 "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
aboard
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
Adam
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
agreed
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
all
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
arrived
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
away
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
boat
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
coast
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
comprehend
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
cottage
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
doing
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
door
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
down
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
exclaimed
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
fisherman's
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
friend
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
Gaffin
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
given
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
glass
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
go
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
happened
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
Harry
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
Headland
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
incoherent
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
information
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
Jacob
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
Julia
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
just
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
language
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
leaving
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
looking
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
lugger
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
lying
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
Mad
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
Miles
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
mill
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
Miss
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
now
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
off
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
once
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
only
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
Pembertons
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
proposed
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
rode
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From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
Sal
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From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
saw
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From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
stands
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
there
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From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ah, there she stands under all sail away from the coast," looking through his glass.
vessel
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From this reading "It must be the doing of that scoundrel Miles Gaffin," he exclaimed, "as his lugger is the only vessel lying off the mill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I saw a boat go off to her just now, but I little thought my Jacob was aboard.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They found Adam at the door, Mad Sal having just before left him; but the information she had given had been in such incoherent language, that not till Harry and his friend arrived did he comprehend what had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Headland at once agreed to do as Harry proposed, and leaving Julia with the Miss Pembertons, they rode down to the fisherman's cottage.
