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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 Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
all
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
bight
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
Bitts
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
boats
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
BOUND
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
brightly
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
cable's
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From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
conspirators
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From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
deck
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
departed
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
endeavoring
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
enough
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
feet
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
four
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
gone
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From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
hand
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
head
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
holding
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From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
HOMEWARD
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
Josephine
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
loosed
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From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
moon
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
neck
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From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
other
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From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
rope
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
runaways
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
secured
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
shone
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From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
slack
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
succeeded
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From this reading Before the conspirators had gone a cable's length, he succeeded.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
Then
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From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
up
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From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The moon shone brightly on the deserted deck of the Josephine after the runaways had departed in the four boats,--deserted by all save Bitts, who was endeavoring to free himself from the rope by which he had been secured.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, holding on with one hand, he loosed the rope from his neck with the other, and descended to the deck.
