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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 On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
account
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
affairs
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
approach
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
arrived
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
boat
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
Bonnet
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
Bridgetown
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
brig
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
business
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
came
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
CASE
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
Charter
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From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
deck
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
Dickory
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From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
ICHABOD
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
impatient
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
Jamaica
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
just
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
Kate
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
King
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
lay
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
leaning
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
man
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From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
men
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
Miss
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
mother
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
nearer
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From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
partly
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
passenger
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
purpose
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
PUTS
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
Queen
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
rail
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
recognised
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From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
river
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From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
rowing
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
settling
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
shore
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From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
some
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From this reading He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.
stern
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
two
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
watching
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore.
young
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From this reading On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.
