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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 Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
arm-chair
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
barometer
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
begin
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
better
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
box
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
cabin
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
cabins
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From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
capacious
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
captain's
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
ceiling
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
chronometer
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
cleanliness
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From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
corresponded
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From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
cupboard
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
Dutch
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From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
exceed
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From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
exterior
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From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
fixed
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
Halbrane
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From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
hung
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
instruments
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
interior
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From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
lamp
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
lieutenant
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
more
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
narrow
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
nautical
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
oaken
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
other
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
passenger
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
perfect
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From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
port
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
prepared
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From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
prosperously
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
receive
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From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
sextant
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
side
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
spirits
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
starboard
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
table
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
thermometer
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
two
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From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
up
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
various
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From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
vessel
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From this reading Nothing could exceed the perfect order, the Dutch cleanliness of the vessel.
voyage
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From this reading Never did a voyage begin more prosperously, or a passenger start in better spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the two other cabins was prepared to receive me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The captain's cabin, and that of the lieutenant, one on the port, the other on the starboard side, were fitted up with a narrow berth, a cupboard anything but capacious, an arm-chair, a fixed table, a lamp hung from the ceiling, various nautical instruments, a barometer, a thermometer, a chronometer, and a sextant in its oaken box.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interior of the _Halbrane_ corresponded with its exterior.
