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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 About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
abaft
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
annoyance
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
bench
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
breakfast
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
cabin
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
came
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
carpenter
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
carpenter's
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
chap
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
day
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From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
deck
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From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
down
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
eight
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From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
hangs
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
haven't
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
how
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
It's
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
leaned
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
main-deck
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
mainmast
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
mate
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
moment
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
observed
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
perceived
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
pipe
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
poop
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
remarked
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
smell
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From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
stepped
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
sucking
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
talk
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
ten
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From this reading About ten, the mate being on the poop, I stepped down on the main-deck for a moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
then
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
tilt
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
trying
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
twelve
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From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
very
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
watch
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From this reading “Next day it was my watch on deck from eight to twelve.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
well
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From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He remarked, ‘I think we have done very well, haven’t we?’ and then I perceived with annoyance the fool was trying to tilt the bench.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the captain observed, ‘It’s wonderful how that smell hangs about the cabin.’
young
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From this reading The carpenter’s bench stood abaft the mainmast: I leaned against it sucking at my pipe, and the carpenter, a young chap, came to talk to me.
