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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 After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
aboard
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
age
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
all
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
Americans
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
awakened
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
breed
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
captives
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
charge
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
courtesy
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From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
damned
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From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
deserving
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From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
Dunton
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
early
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
English
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
favor
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From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
fellow
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
fellows
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From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
fitful
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
Fotheringay
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
frigate
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
get
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From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
go
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From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
hating
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
heartily
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
inferior
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
inhabiting
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
land
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
Lieutenant
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
Lively
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From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
master's
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
mate
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
middle
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
night
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prisoners of War.
opinion
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
Prisoners
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From this reading Prisoners of War.
ready
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From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
semi-civilized
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
slumber
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From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
surly
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From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
War
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From this reading Prisoners of War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After a night of fitful slumber, the captives were awakened early by Dunton, the master’s mate left in charge of the schooner when Lieutenant Fotheringay went aboard the frigate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dunton was a surly fellow, over middle age, and heartily hating all Americans who, in his opinion, were an inferior breed of English inhabiting a semi-civilized land.
Yanks
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From this reading To him they were “damned Yanks,” deserving of neither courtesy nor favor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lively, you fellows; get ready to go aboard the frigate.”
