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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 This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
Baptiste
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
barque
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
brain
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From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
carrying
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
cold-blooded
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
combats
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
conspirators
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
crime
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
danger
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
daring
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
dastardly
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
describe
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
desperate
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
devilish
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
devising
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From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
events
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
exciting
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
failure
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
feared
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
fertile
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From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
fighting
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
French
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
hand-to-hand
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
hated
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
how
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From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
lead
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
men
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
narrative
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
now
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
obviate
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
omit
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
out
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
pacific
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
person
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
place
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
possible
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
precaution
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
risk
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From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
scheme
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
taken
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From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
tale
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From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
task
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From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no tale of daring buccaneers, of exciting hand-to-hand combats of desperate men; but a narrative of cold-blooded and dastardly crime.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the time for carrying out his devilish scheme had come, Baptiste had taken the lead of the conspirators.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is no pleasant task to describe the events that now took place on the French barque.
villainy
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From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brain, fertile of ingenious villainy, was not long in devising how to do this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Being a pacific person who hated fighting and feared danger, he determined to omit no possible precaution to obviate the risk of failure.
