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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 Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
absence
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
Admiralty
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
anchor
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
ask
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
Ayres
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
Baptiste
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From this reading "I will go on shore at once, Baptiste," he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
bill
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
blacks
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
boat
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From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
brawny
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
Brazilian
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
British
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
Buenos
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
call
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
came
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
Carew
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
clean
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
consul
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From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
deck
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
difficulties
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
dinghy
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From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
English
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
flag
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
galley
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
go
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
gone
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From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
granted
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
health
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
hearing
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will call on the British consul, and ask him for a clean bill of health for Buenos Ayres.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go on shore at once, Baptiste," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
introduced
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
island
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
leapt
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
lowered
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From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
manned
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
off
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
once
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
ordered
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From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
Petrel's
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
port
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
pratique
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
raised
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
said
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From this reading "I will go on shore at once, Baptiste," he said.
sailing
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
shore
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From this reading "I will go on shore at once, Baptiste," he said.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
uniform
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
vessel
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From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
Villegagnon
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On hearing that the vessel was an English yacht sailing under an Admiralty flag he raised no difficulties, but granted Carew pratique at once, despite the absence of a clean bill of health from Rotterdam.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the health boat had gone off again, Carew ordered the dinghy to be lowered.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go on shore at once, Baptiste," he said.
yacht
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From this reading Shortly after the _Petrel's_ anchor had been let go, under the island of Villegagnon, a galley, manned by brawny blacks, came off to the yacht; a Brazilian gentleman in uniform leapt on deck and introduced himself as the doctor of the port.
