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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 He was now commanding a small fleet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
Ben
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
BLACKBEARD
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
came
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
captures
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
Carolina
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
Charles
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
coast
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
commanding
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From this reading He was now commanding a small fleet.
conquering
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
conquest
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
DIFFICULT
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
ease
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
favourite
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
fleet
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From this reading He was now commanding a small fleet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
GIVES
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
GREENWAY
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
harbour
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
hat
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
hero
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
inactive
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
laden
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
lately
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
manned
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
North
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
northward
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
now
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From this reading He was now commanding a small fleet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
off
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
other
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
pirate
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
quarter-deck
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
recent
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
resorts
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
sailed
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
sailing
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
Satisfied
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From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
Scotchman
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
seated
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
sharp
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
small
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From this reading He was now commanding a small fleet.
SOME
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
supplies
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
taking
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Satisfied with conquest, he was sailing northward to one of his favourite resorts on the North Carolina coast.
touching
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From this reading To this conquering hero now came Ben Greenway, the Scotchman, touching his hat.
Town
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
two
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
vessel
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
vessels
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
well
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From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides the ship on which he sailed, he had two other vessels, well manned and well laden with supplies from his recent captures.
WORK
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From this reading BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK The great pirate Blackbeard, inactive and taking his ease, was seated on the quarter-deck of his fine vessel, on which he had lately done some sharp work off the harbour of Charles Town.
