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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 The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
Anaconda
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
any
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
attend
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
aware
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
boats
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
busy
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
Bute
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
Capt
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
captain's
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
chance
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
chase
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
chased
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
conjecture
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
crews
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
eager
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
enough
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
exterminate
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
fear
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
few
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
fresh
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
island
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
knew
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
knowing
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
landing
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
learnt
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
lieutenants
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
made
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
message
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
more
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
officer
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
once
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
other
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
pirate
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
politely
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
prevent
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
prisoners
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
proceeded
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
pursue
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
sailors
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
say
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
scour
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
sea
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
search
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
seeing
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
sent
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
some
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From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
too
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From this reading The captain, therefore, politely sent an officer to attend to us, with a message to say he was too busy to do so himself.
true
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
trusted
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
UNYG
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fresh boats' crews being so eager in the chase that they knew nothing more about us than that some prisoners had been found.
vessel
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
well
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From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
wishes
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From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An officer was sent to take our wishes, while the other sailors, with their captain and lieutenants, proceeded to pursue and exterminate the pirates.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We learnt from this officer that our captain's conjecture was quite true about the pirate vessel having been chased; and they knew well enough that, once seeing them, Capt. Bute would scour the sea in search of them.
YNYS
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
YR
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From this reading They made for "YR YNYS UNYG" as a last chance, knowing that few but themselves were aware that the great Anaconda was dead, and they trusted that the fear of it would prevent any one from landing on the island.
