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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 IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
accept
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
aft
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
any
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
assured
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
demonstration
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
DISCOVERED
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end
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
fashion
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
fight
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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future
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
gone
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
grievances
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
intended
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
JUSTICE
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liquor
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
made
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
marvellous
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
offered
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
officers
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
only
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
PHIL
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piece
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
prepared
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
present
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
price
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
refused
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
regard
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
SAILnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
sailors
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
scheme
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
seamen
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
self-denial
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
simply
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
SPEAKS
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successful
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From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
talk
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From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This marvellous piece of self-denial on their part assured me that we should be successful in the end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
TRUTH
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understanding
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From this reading We intended, after the fashion of sailors, to present our grievances, and have an understanding in regard to the future.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had not gone aft to fight, only to talk; and we were not prepared for the violent demonstration which was made against us.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SPEAKS FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, AND A SAIL IS DISCOVERED.
wicked
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
yielding
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From this reading The seamen of our party had refused to accept any liquor simply because it was offered to them as the price of yielding to the wicked scheme of the officers.
