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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 A queer world this.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
any
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From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
Atlantic
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
big
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
Chicago
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From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
cross
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
door
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
fact
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
fifth
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
FISHGUARD
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
heard
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
Louis
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From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
lying
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
New
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From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
once
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From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
one-thirty
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
only
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From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
packed
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
queer
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From this reading A queer world this.
reached
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
room
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
significantly
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From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
some
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
St
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From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
steward
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From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can only do any one thing significantly once.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
trip
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
trunks
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From this reading I packed my trunks, thinking of this big ship and the fact that my trip was over and that never again could I cross the Atlantic for the first time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AT FISHGUARD While I was lying in my berth the fifth morning, I heard the room steward outside my door tell some one that he thought we reached Fishguard at one-thirty.
world
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From this reading A queer world this.
York
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From this reading I remember when I first went to Chicago, I remember when I first went to St. Louis, I remember when I first went to New York.
