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aboard
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
angry
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
Betty
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
cabin
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
Caleb
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
duties
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
ears
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
eyes
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
feel
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
felt
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
GATE
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
how
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
hurried
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
hurt
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
Keyport
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
ladies
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
landed
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
Leroy's
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
other
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
pleading
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
recall
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
spoke
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
straight
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
SWINGING
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
sympathetic
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
then
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
there
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
tones
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
truth
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
tug
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From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
very
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
voice
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From this reading He could hear the very tones of her voice and recall the pleading look in her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
well
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SWINGING GATE When the tug landed Caleb at Keyport this same afternoon, he hurried through his duties and went straight to his cabin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
whole
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
wife
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From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
wished
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did not feel hurt or angry; he never was with those who spoke well of his wife.
words
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy’s sympathetic words were still in his ears.
yacht
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From this reading He wished he had told her the whole truth then and there, and how he felt toward Betty; and he might have done so had not the other ladies been there, expecting her aboard the yacht.
