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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 Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
arrived
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
believed
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
boat
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
Bonnet
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
came
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
companions
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
days
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
degree
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
DELAPLAINE
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
depart
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
Early
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
exert
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
father
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
forenoon
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
forget
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
further
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
getting
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
glories
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
happiness
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
home
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
hope
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
impatient
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
influences
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
Jamaica
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
joys
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
just
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
Kate
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
Madam
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
man
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
misguided
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
more
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
MR
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From this reading WISE MR.
much
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
noticed
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
other
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
pirate
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
possible
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
prepared
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
return
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
rural
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
side
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
small
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
so-called
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
Spanish
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
surrender
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
there
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From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
town
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
uncle
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
up
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From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
visit
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From this reading DELAPLAINE Early in the next forenoon Kate and her companions prepared to make another visit to the town.
wanted
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From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As she came up from below, impatient to depart, Kate noticed, getting over the side, a gentleman who had just arrived in a small boat.
WISE
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From this reading WISE MR.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nay, more, he and she might hope for still further happiness in a Jamaica home, for Madam Bonnet would not be there.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Naturally she wanted to be with her father as much as possible and to exert upon him such influences as might make him forget, in a degree, the so-called glories of his pirate life and return with her and her uncle to Spanish Town, where, she believed, this misguided man might yet surrender himself to the rural joys of other days.
