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17,500
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
2500
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
adjudged
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adjudicating
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admiring
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
awarded
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
boy
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From this reading But his mother and his sisters felt at once that the boy was gone for ever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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calculated
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cargo
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complicated
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court
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
crowd
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dear
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description
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Dewsbury
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disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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due
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duly
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earliest
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engrossed
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enthusiasm
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enthusiastic
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his mother and his sisters felt at once that the boy was gone for ever.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
far
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felt
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From this reading But his mother and his sisters felt at once that the boy was gone for ever.
flattering
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
Frank
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friends
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From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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further
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gains
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gone
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hastened
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his mother and his sisters felt at once that the boy was gone for ever.
home
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From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
immense
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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learn
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members
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
moment
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money
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MORE
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most
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mother
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much
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
ONCE
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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other
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out
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pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
possible
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process
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propose
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reader
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received
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relatives
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return
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reward
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salvors
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satisfied
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saying
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SEA
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sensible
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shares
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sisters
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From this reading But his mother and his sisters felt at once that the boy was gone for ever.
stony
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story
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subject
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successful
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
testimonial
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO SEA ONCE MORE The process of adjudicating the reward due to the successful salvors of a ship is a very complicated one, and any description of it would be calculated to tire the most enthusiastic reader of a sea story.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
tire
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From this reading TO SEA ONCE MORE The process of adjudicating the reward due to the successful salvors of a ship is a very complicated one, and any description of it would be calculated to tire the most enthusiastic reader of a sea story.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SEA ONCE MORE The process of adjudicating the reward due to the successful salvors of a ship is a very complicated one, and any description of it would be calculated to tire the most enthusiastic reader of a sea story.
touch
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
underwriters
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
value
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
vellum
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
very
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From this reading TO SEA ONCE MORE The process of adjudicating the reward due to the successful salvors of a ship is a very complicated one, and any description of it would be calculated to tire the most enthusiastic reader of a sea story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
way
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
well-earned
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From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other members of the crew were duly awarded their shares by the court, and, as far as I have been able to learn, were not only satisfied but sensible in the way they disposed of these well-earned gains.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
Woden
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From this reading Wherefore I do not propose to touch the subject further than by saying that the value of the _Woden_ and her cargo was adjudged to be £17,500, out of which Frank was awarded £2500, and a most flattering testimonial from the underwriters engrossed on vellum, which I am sure pleased him much more than the money.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TO SEA ONCE MORE The process of adjudicating the reward due to the successful salvors of a ship is a very complicated one, and any description of it would be calculated to tire the most enthusiastic reader of a sea story.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now we must return to Frank for a while, who at the earliest possible moment hastened home to dear old stony Dewsbury, and was received, as you might expect, by the admiring crowd of friends and relatives with immense enthusiasm.
