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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
amazed
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
apartment
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
appointments
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
assembling-room
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
brilliantly
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
CHIEFTAIN
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From this reading THE PIRATE CHIEFTAIN UNMASKED.
communicated
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
compartment
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
Contrary
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
dark
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
decorated
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
detective
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
discovered
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
door
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
expectations
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
form
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
furnished
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
general
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
glance
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
hall
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
inside
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
interior
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
lighted
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
miniature
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
opened
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
palace
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
perfect
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
PIRATE
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From this reading THE PIRATE CHIEFTAIN UNMASKED.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
pocket
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
prince
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
proper
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
quickly
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
recognized
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
section
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
see
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
service
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From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
social
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
steamship
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
sumptuousness
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From this reading It was, in fact, in the form of a miniature social hall of a great steamship, and even the detective was amazed to see the sumptuousness with which it was furnished and decorated.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIRATE CHIEFTAIN UNMASKED.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
then
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
turret
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
UNMASKED
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From this reading THE PIRATE CHIEFTAIN UNMASKED.
used
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
uses
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From this reading Contrary to his expectations, he found himself then inside a brilliantly lighted section of the vessel, which he recognized at a glance to be the general assembling-room—the apartment used by the pirates for their general uses.
vessel
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From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It might have done service as a compartment in the palace of a prince, so perfect were its appointments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interior of the turret was as dark as a pocket, but the detective quickly discovered the door which communicated with the interior of the vessel proper, and he opened it.
