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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 When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
afraid
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
air
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
all
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From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
BOARDS
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From this reading CHAP BOARDS THE MAGGIE.
boat
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
bright
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
CHAP
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From this reading CHAP BOARDS THE MAGGIE.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
confused
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
cool
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
deck
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
dirty
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
distance
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
early
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
feelings
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
fellows
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
gazed
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
impudence
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From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
injured
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
lay
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
lying
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From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
MAGGIE
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From this reading CHAP BOARDS THE MAGGIE.
men
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From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
nature
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
near
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
people
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
Rolling
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
sail-boat
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
see
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From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
shore
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
simply
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From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
stolen
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
Stone
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
supposed
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From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAP BOARDS THE MAGGIE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
use
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From this reading But, after all, it was no use to be surprised at the impudence of such men.
very
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he was simply astonished to see the Maggie lying so near them.
Webster
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From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Chap Webster stood alone on the deck of The Rolling Stone in the bright, cool air of the early morning and gazed at the dirty little sail-boat, which lay near the shore a short distance above, his feelings were of a very confused nature.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had supposed that the fellows who had stolen the boat would be afraid to come near the people they had injured.
