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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 But mine is no tale of a reformed drunkard.
ago
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
alcohol
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
bringing
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But mine is no tale of a reformed drunkard.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
day
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
days
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
down
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
drink
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
drunkard
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From this reading But mine is no tale of a reformed drunkard.
forty-eight
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
got
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
Horn
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
hundred
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
made
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But mine is no tale of a reformed drunkard.
moment
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
narrative
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
person
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
personal
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
private
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
reformed
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From this reading But mine is no tale of a reformed drunkard.
some
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
supply
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
tale
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From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
there
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From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took no private supply of alcohol along, and, though there was no day of those one hundred and forty-eight days that I could not have got a drink from the captain, I did not take a drink.
voyage
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was never a drunkard, and I have not reformed.
windjammer
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From this reading It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Of course, no personal tale is complete without bringing the narrative of the person down to the last moment.
