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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 "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
boat
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
boy
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From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
breakfast
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From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
certainly
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
Conjure
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From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
down
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
eat
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
edge
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
Eh
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From this reading "Eh? what do you mean?"
evidently
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
find
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
food
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
get
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
Greeks
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
hungry
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
Lawrence
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
loaded
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
mean
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From this reading "Eh? what do you mean?"
Mr
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
out
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
pistol
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
posted
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
Preston
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
professor
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
said
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
say
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
sea
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
share
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
strikes
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
talk
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
there
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From this reading "Oh, I say, Mr Preston, don't talk about food if there is none," cried Lawrence, "for I am so hungry."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
trying
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
two
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From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
up
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From this reading "Conjure a breakfast up for that poor boy."
very
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
watching
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Eh? what do you mean?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I mean this," said the professor, "that the two Greeks down there are evidently trying to get something out of the boat, and if they find anything to eat, Yussuf is there with his loaded pistol, and he will certainly have a share."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Eh? what do you mean?"
Yussuf
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From this reading "It strikes me," said the professor, who was watching where Yussuf had posted himself on the edge of the sea, "that that is the very thing he is about to do."
