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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
any
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
barges
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
bay
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
Boston
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
British
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
cannot
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
commander
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
companion
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
contrary
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
difficulty
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
discussed
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From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
dollars
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
doubt
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
earnestly
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From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
excuses
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
getting
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
Hoppy
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
hundred
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
intended
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Prisoners Talk It Over.
It's
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
just
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
knows
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
like
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
man
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
misfortune
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
night
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From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
outwardly
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Prisoners Talk It Over.
piloting
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
plans
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
Prisoners
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From this reading The Prisoners Talk It Over.
proper
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
put
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
quarters
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From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
Raggett
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
resisting
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
shallow
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
situation
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From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
Talk
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From this reading The Prisoners Talk It Over.
tenders
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prisoners Talk It Over.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
there
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From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
three
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the prisoners retired to their quarters that night they discussed the situation earnestly.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
use
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told his companion in misfortune that there was no use in outwardly resisting the plans of the British commander.
waters
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
Win
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From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
work
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From this reading Hoppy had no doubt whatever that Raggett intended to use him as the “proper man” for the work of piloting the British tenders and barges in the shallow waters of the bay.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s just like this, Win: Raggett knows that you will have no difficulty in getting that three hundred dollars in Boston and that you cannot put forward any excuses to the contrary.
