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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 MYSTERIOUS VOICE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
ask
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From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
chase
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
deal
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From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
deceive
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
Dutchman
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From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
end
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From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
fall
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
fore-and-aft
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
give
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From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
glad
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From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
happened
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From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
imaginable
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
incident
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From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
matter
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From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
men
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
moment
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From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS VOICE.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
object
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
passing
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From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
professed
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
pursuit
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
resembling
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
Shark
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
sight
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
strange
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From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
stranger
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
talk
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From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
there
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From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing had happened, it was passing strange, and there was an end.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
vessel
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
VOICE
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS VOICE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an incident to give one a deal to think and talk about.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
well
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
yacht
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From this reading Certainly little imaginable could be stranger than that we, being in chase of a fore-and-aft schooner yacht, should fall in with a vessel so resembling the object of our pursuit as to deceive the sight of men who professed to know the ‘Shark’ well.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I should have been glad to ask the Dutchman about his craft, yet it was a matter of no moment whatever.
