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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 To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
abandon
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
all
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
ashore
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
authorities
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
AUTOGRAPH
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
bold
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
bounds
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
CAME
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
Canvey
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
case
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
causing
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
commended
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
compelled
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
Cuban
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
determine
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
else
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
endeavour
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
event
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
eye
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
failing
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
far
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
felt
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
fresh
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
go
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
highest
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
Hughes
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
hulk
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
importance
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
kept
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
knew
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
leaving
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
made
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
movements
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
Mullen
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
necessitate
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
nerved
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
night
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
only
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
person
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
POSSESSION
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
possibility
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
present
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
probably
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
Queen
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From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
Quickly's
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
received
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
report
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
resource
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
return
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From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
search
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
set-back
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
SHANNON'S
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
some
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
started
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
telling
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
terms
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
threaten
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
trace
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This would, however, necessitate my leaving Canvey, and in the meantime it was of the highest importance that an eye should be kept upon the “Cuban Queen.”
visitor
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From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
wisest
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From this reading I might, as a last resource, and in the event of everything else failing, be compelled to so bold a step, but for the present I felt that the wisest thing I could do would be to trace Quickly’s movements after he had started to shadow the person who had come ashore from the hulk.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
work
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From this reading HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION The set-back I had received, so far from causing me to abandon my search for Mullen, only nerved me to fresh endeavour, though how to go to work I could not for some time determine.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To threaten Hughes that I would report him to the authorities unless he made terms for himself by telling me all he knew about his mysterious visitor, was not a course which commended itself to me.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was quite within the bounds of possibility that Mullen might yet return, in which case he would probably do so by night.
