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accompany
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
all
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides we were getting restless and impatient.
better
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
big
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
boy
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
caverns
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
certainly
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
clear
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
earthquakes
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
Felix
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
generally
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
getting
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From this reading Besides we were getting restless and impatient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
heat
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
hot
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
impatient
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From this reading Besides we were getting restless and impatient.
important
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
matters
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
meditated
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
more
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
Most
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
Now
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
ordinary
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
restless
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From this reading Besides we were getting restless and impatient.
safe
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
said
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From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
schemes
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
seen
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
set
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
Smart
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
subjected
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
very
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
vigour
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
walloped
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From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Most certainly," said the captain, "but now we must be thinking of more important matters."
weather
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From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides we were getting restless and impatient.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
wild
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From this reading If all alone by ourselves, we had meditated getting the better of the pirates--think what wild schemes we now had, with Smart and the captain to help us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as the hot weather set in with more than ordinary vigour, it was very clear that we should not be safe in our caverns, subjected to the earthquakes that generally accompany the heat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Felix._--"Now, captain, if you had seen that big boy, would you not have walloped him?"
