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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 THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
air
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
Alan
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Andie
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
BASS
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
Black
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
boat
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
called
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
chilled
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
cold
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
cover
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
Dale
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
danger
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
dark
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
dew
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
drenched
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
expected
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
fish-scales
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
former
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
full
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
glad
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
handed
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
head
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
hitherto
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
hoe
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
ill
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
jacket
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
judged
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
kindly
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
lash
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Lowlander
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
man
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
now
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
only
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
ordinarily
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From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
place
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
plantations
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
ran
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
Ransome's
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
rough
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
saw
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
second
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
sharp
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
shipwreck
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
shiver
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
shivered
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
spare
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
steersman
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
stretchers
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
taking
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
there
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
thrill
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
turn
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
twenty-pounders
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
very
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From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
water
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From this reading The thought chilled me; the air was sharp upon the water, the stretchers of the boat drenched with a cold dew; and I shivered in my place beside the steersman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Feeling the thrill of my shiver, he very kindly handed me a rough jacket full of fish-scales, with which I was glad to cover myself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
whip's
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the dark man whom I have called hitherto the Lowlander; his name was Dale, ordinarily called Black Andie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
word
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From this reading THE BASS I had no thought where they were taking me; only looked here and there for the appearance of a ship; and there ran the while in my head a word of Ransome's--the _twenty-pounders_.
yard
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From this reading If I were to be exposed a second time to that same former danger of the plantations, I judged it must turn ill with me; there was no second Alan, and no second shipwreck and spare yard to be expected now; and I saw myself hoe tobacco under the whip's lash.
