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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 The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
air
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
any
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
away
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
boats
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
Bob
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
bound
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
Brandt
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
Caleb
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
Carleton
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
cause
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From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
charge
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
clear
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
COOK
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
entertain
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From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
friendly
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From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
heading
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
held
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
Joe
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
Keyport
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
landing-wharf
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
leaned
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
Ledge
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
Light
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
lighthouse
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
mile
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
monkey
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
NICKLES
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
only
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
out
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
pilot-house
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
played
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
quote
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
RECORD
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
sails
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
Screamer
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
see
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
spirit
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From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
superintendent
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From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
tender
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
there
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
tiller
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading None of them had had cause to entertain a friendly spirit toward the superintendent.
towing
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
tricks
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
tug
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
useless
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From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
wanted
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From this reading They wanted to be there to see if Carleton “played any monkey tricks,” to quote Captain Brandt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
windows
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From this reading Captain Bob Brandt held the tiller, and Captain Joe and Caleb leaned out of the windows of the pilot-house of the towing tug.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Screamer, under charge of a tug,—her sails would have been useless in the still air,—was already clear of Keyport Light, and heading for the landing-wharf a mile away.
yacht
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From this reading THE RECORD OF NICKLES, THE COOK The yacht and the lighthouse tender were not the only boats bound for the Ledge.
