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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 I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
alongside
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
big
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
boat
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
boy
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
burly
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
Castle
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
Cornet
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
difficulty
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
face
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
figure
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
finding
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
good-humouredly
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
goodwill
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From this reading He greeted me with great goodwill.
grandfather's
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He greeted me with great goodwill.
greeted
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From this reading He greeted me with great goodwill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
harbour
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He greeted me with great goodwill.
heard
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
heartily
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
It's
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
JOHN
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
large
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
lay
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
made
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He greeted me with great goodwill.
men
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
more
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
OUT
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
OZANNE
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
Phil
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
red-whiskered
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
refusing
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
reply
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
request
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
rigging
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
roaring
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
said
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
small
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
surely
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
There
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From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
very
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
voice
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
wall
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
Why
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From this reading "Why, surely, Phil," he said very heartily, in reply to my request.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW I WENT OUT WITH JOHN OZANNE There was no difficulty in finding John Ozanne.
won't
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From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
work
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From this reading I made out his burly figure and red-whiskered face on the harbour wall before I had passed Castle Cornet, and heard his big voice good-humouredly roaring to the men at work in the rigging of a large schooner that lay alongside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's not your grandfather's boy I would be refusing, and it's a small boat that won't take in one more.
