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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
any
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
away
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
back
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
Bonnet
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
brig
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
came
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
change
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
CHRISTOPHER
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
delighted
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From this reading Kate's high spirits delighted her uncle.
entered
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
far
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
garden
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
gay
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
get
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
happy
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
heard
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
high
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From this reading Kate's high spirits delighted her uncle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
Kate
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
Kate's
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From this reading Kate's high spirits delighted her uncle.
King
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
Kingston
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
likely
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
man
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
misgivings
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
news
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
paths
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
port
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
Queen
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
rid
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
sailed
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
sang
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
see
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
skipped
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
songs
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
spirits
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
supposed
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From this reading One might have supposed she was so happy to get rid of the young man on the brig which had sailed away.
surprising
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
talkative
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From this reading She was gay, she was talkative, she sang songs, she skipped in the paths of the garden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
truly
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
uncle
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From this reading Kate's high spirits delighted her uncle.
VINCE
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
worse
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From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, the news she might hear when that young man came back was likely to be far worse than any misgivings which had entered her mind.
young
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From this reading CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE It was truly surprising to see the change which came over the spirits of our young Kate Bonnet when she heard that the King and Queen had sailed from Kingston port.
