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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 After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
action
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
all
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
arms
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
barefooted
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
bed
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
black
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
bludgeons
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
brawny
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
bunk
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From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
dark
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
deck
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
dimly
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
dingy
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From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
faces
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
fought
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From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
glancing
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
Harrigan
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
heads
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
knives
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
lay
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
murder
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
mutiny
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
night
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
now
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
only
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
others
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
out
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
overcome
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From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
picture
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
pipes
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
pondered
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
propping
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
rose
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
sailors
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
sea
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
Sleep
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From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
smoked
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
smokers
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
Some
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
steal
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
stolid
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
stretched
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From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
tattooed
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
thick
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
thirst
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
trying
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From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
up
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From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
vainly
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From this reading Sleep began to overcome him, and he fought vainly against it.
wallowing
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From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time, he went into the dingy forecastle and stretched out on his bunk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He rose and left Harrigan to the dark, which now lay so thick over the sea that he could only dimly make out the black, wallowing length of the ship.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of the sailors were already in bed, propping their heads up with brawny, tattooed arms while they smoked their pipes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a time Harrigan pondered the mutiny, glancing at the stolid faces of the smokers and trying to picture them in action when they would steal through the night barefooted across the deck--some of them with bludgeons, others with knives, and all with a thirst for murder.
