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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 believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
Africa
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
AFT
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
assist
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
bark
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
believed
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
boatman
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
bound
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
cargo
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
certainly
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
coast
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
CREWnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
declared
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
desperate
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
enough
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
escape
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
Farraday
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
FORWARDnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
GOES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
hundred
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
Mediterranean
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
Michigan
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
miles
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
much
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
OTHERS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
proper
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
said
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
slaves
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From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
south
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
ten
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
THEN
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
tried
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From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
twelve
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
up
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From this reading The bark was certainly ten or twelve hundred miles south of her proper latitude if she was bound up the Mediterranean.
voyage
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believed that the Michigan was bound to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
Waterford
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From this reading Captain Farraday declared that he should make his fortune on this voyage; and Waterford was desperate enough to do anything.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boatman who had tried to assist me to escape had said as much to me, though I did not understand it at the time.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL GOES AFT, WITH OTHERS OF THE CREW, AND THEN GOES FORWARD.
