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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
away
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
breast
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
Caribs
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
Carlos
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
coat
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
collar
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
collection
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
deck
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From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
diamond
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
El
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
finest
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
flag
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
flags
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
followed
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From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
Grunitz's
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
hauled
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
headed
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
Herr
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
induplicable
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
jabbering
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
limp
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
Nacional
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
naval
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
off
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
OrdernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
others
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From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
own
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
pinning
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
priceless
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
raised
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
rigging
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
sailors
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
Salvador
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From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
San
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
shore
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
shoulders
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
shoved
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
sloop
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From this reading The jabbering Caribs hauled away at the rigging; the sloop headed for the shore.
star
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
steadied
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From this reading The sailors that steadied _El Nacional_ shoved her off.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
Stooping
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
there
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From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He followed after the others, and stood with them upon the deck of the _Salvador_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stooping he raised the limp shoulders, drew the priceless and induplicable flag under them and over the breast, pinning it there with the diamond star of the Order of San Carlos that he took from the collar of his own coat.
world
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From this reading And Herr Grunitz’s collection of naval flags was still the finest in the world.
