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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 “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
afoul
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From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
boarded
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
buoy
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
came
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN SPARKLE’S SECOND VICTIM.
cheap
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
else
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From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
experience
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
fellow
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
felt
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
Harkaway
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
heard
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
isn't
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From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
keep
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
maneuvers
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
Max
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
met
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never.”
Nick
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
other
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
own
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
pause
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
pirate
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
pretty
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From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
resolved
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
run
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From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
said
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
SECOND
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From this reading CAPTAIN SPARKLE’S SECOND VICTIM.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
some
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
SPARKLE'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN SPARKLE’S SECOND VICTIM.
speaks
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From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
suggestion
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
there
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
VICTIM
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From this reading CAPTAIN SPARKLE’S SECOND VICTIM.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
watching
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I think it is; unless some other fellow has been boarded who felt about as cheap as I do about it, and has resolved to keep it to himself until somebody else speaks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
world
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From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It is a pretty sure thing, isn’t it, that if somebody else had run afoul of him as you did, you would have heard of it?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Max,” said Nick, after a pause, during which he had been watching the maneuvers of the _Harkaway_ as she came to her buoy on the anchorage, “I have not asked the question before, because I thought there was no need; but have you ever heard the suggestion that there was a pirate in this part of the world, before you met with your own experience?”
