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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 And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
afterwards
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
all
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
board
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
Bute
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
came
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From this reading Oh no! they came with us.
Capt
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
children's
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
collected
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
endless
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
find
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From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
gave
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From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
go
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
island
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
La
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
Luna
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
monkeys
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
newly
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From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Oh no! they came with us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
now
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
Oh
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From this reading Oh no! they came with us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
other
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
parrots
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
particulars
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From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
pet
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
relatives
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From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
remainder
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
remains
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
rendezvous
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
rescue
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
separated
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From this reading But we were not to be separated from our newly found relatives.
settle
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
shells
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
spared
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
survive
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
there
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From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
things
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Our captain gave him all particulars where to find it.
wished
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From this reading We collected everything we wished to take from the island; the children's endless parrots, monkeys, shells, and pet things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh no! they came with us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And now we were all on board La Luna, Capt. Bute spared us a crew; he remains behind to settle everything about the island, and to go afterwards to the other rendezvous of the pirates, there to rescue the remainder of our crew should they yet survive.
