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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
all
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
away
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
best
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From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
black
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
blue
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
boat
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
bracken
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
Brecqhou
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
breeze
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
bright
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
brown
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
Carette
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
clear
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
close
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
dark
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
farther
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
flamed
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
flashed
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
fringed
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
gaily
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
Givaude
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
going
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
golden-rod
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
green
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
headlands
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
HERM
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
inside
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
intended
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
Island
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
knowing
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From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
La
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
landing-place
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
lazily
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
lead
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From this reading My next step was settled, lead where it might.
leads
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
lie
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
like
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
low
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From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
met
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My next step was settled, lead where it might.
mistake
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
now
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
orange
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
ormer
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
out
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
path
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
privateering
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
rising
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
rocks
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
safely
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
scrambled
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
sea
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
seaweed
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
SEE
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
settled
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From this reading My next step was settled, lead where it might.
shell
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
shining
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
showed
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
sky
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
soft
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
spirits
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From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
spite
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My next step was settled, lead where it might.
sunlight
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
swung
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
tawny
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
teeth
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
there
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
tide
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
TORODE
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From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
up
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
waves
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was in the best of spirits, for low spirits come of having nothing to do, or not knowing what to do or how to do it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading HOW I WENT TO SEE TORODE OF HERM The next morning found me running in under La Givaude for the landing-place on Brecqhou, where my boat could lie safely in spite of the rising tide.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
white
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
why
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From this reading I was going privateering, and now I was going to see Carette, and I intended to let her know that I was going and why, so that there should be no mistake about it while I was away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
yellow
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From this reading I scrambled gaily up to the path that leads into the Island, and everything was shining bright, like the inside of an ormer shell--the sea as blue as the sky, except close under the headlands, where it was clear, soft green; the waves farther out flashed in the sunlight and showed their white teeth wherever they met the rocks; and the rocks were yellow and brown and black, and all fringed with tawny seaweed, and here beside me the golden-rod flamed yellow and orange, and the dark green bracken swung lazily in the breeze.
