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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 And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
adequately
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From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
anchor
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
arrived
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
awash
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
bottle
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
cabin
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
captain's
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
conspicuous
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
descend
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
elbow
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
elderly
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
evening
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From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
fate
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
Floka's
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
fortunate
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
friend
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
full
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From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
hoping
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
ladder
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
launch
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
lieutenant
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
met
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
more
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
moving
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
Mr
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
old
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
orders
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
out
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
permitted
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
placed
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
post
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
put
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
rail
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
Rannie
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
reinforced
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
sailing
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
see
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From this reading It was evening, and he was, Mr. Spokesly could see, adequately full.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
slip
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
soda
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
some
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
somewhat
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
Spokesly
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
syphon
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
turn
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
vanish
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
watched
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From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
watching
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
water
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From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
wavered
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From this reading The ship was already moving, the anchor was awash, and the elderly lieutenant wavered somewhat as he put out his hands to grasp the rail running along the cabin of his launch.
whiskey
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From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And Captain Rannie, who was watching him as though hoping he might by some fortunate turn of fate slip into the water and vanish for ever, had placed a bottle of whiskey and a syphon at his elbow in the cabin and permitted him to help himself.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From his conspicuous post on the forecastle Mr. Spokesly watched the elderly lieutenant--his old friend whom he had met at Floka's--descend the ladder into his launch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, he had been reinforced by more than one whiskey and soda before he had arrived with the captain's sailing orders.
