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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 In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEARCH AND THE ARREST.
ARREST
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From this reading THE SEARCH AND THE ARREST.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
Bendig
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
Brooks
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
Capt
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
commander
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
comprehended
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
cutter
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
end
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
few
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
fully
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
going
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
headed
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
highest
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
Housatonic
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
idea
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
laid
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
likely
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
Lon
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
made
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
matter
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
meaning
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
moment
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
moments
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
perplexed
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
present
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
put
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
questions
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
rate
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
safe
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
saw
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
SEARCH
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From this reading THE SEARCH AND THE ARREST.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
speed
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
steamer
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
strange
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH AND THE ARREST.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
Trustleton
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
understood
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From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
Very
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
vexed
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From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
Wade
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From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
water
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From this reading In a few moments the cutter was going through the water at her highest rate of speed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No doubt Capt. Bendig understood what she was about when he saw her headed towards the “Housatonic.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Lon Trustleton was vexed and perplexed to know the meaning of the strange questions the commander of the cutter had put to him; and he had no idea where the steamer was going, though Wade comprehended the matter fully.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very likely he would have made an end of Wade Brooks, if he could have laid his hands upon him at that moment; but Wade was safe for the present.
