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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
boy
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
broke
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
brutal
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
came
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
child's
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
day
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
days
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
dram
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
full
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
halted
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
hopes
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
intoxicated
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
lying
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
McClintock
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
mocked
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
Mollie
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
near
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
Noddy
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
out
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
promises
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
rendered
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
sacred
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From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
said
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From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
sculpin
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From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
seasickness
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
second
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
severely
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
SHARK
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From this reading THE SHARK.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
sick
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
state-room
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
suffered
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
sympathy
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
taken
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From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
tenderness
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHARK.
there
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From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
two
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From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two days Noddy suffered severely from seasickness, and Mollie was full of tenderness and sympathy.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain McClintock still mocked the poor child's hopes, and still broke the promises which should have been sacred, for he was intoxicated each day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the second, while Noddy was lying in his berth, the captain, rendered brutal by the last dram he had taken, came out of his state-room, and halted near the sick boy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
young
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From this reading "What are you in there for, you young sculpin?" said he.
