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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 WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
any
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
Balfour
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
bed
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
BEFELL
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
bench
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
buttoned
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
came
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
cap
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
chimney
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
coal
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
coming
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
cooler
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
dark
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
deep
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
down
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
drawn
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
ears
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
Ebenezer
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
feet
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
FERRY
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
fire
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
glad
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
got
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
hairy
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
hand
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
hard
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
heat
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
heated
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
inn
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
judge
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
large
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
led
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
like
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
man
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
more
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
Mr
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
neck
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
offered
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
once
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From this reading He got to his feet at once, and coming forward, offered his large hand to Ebenezer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
oven
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
proud
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
QUEEN'S
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
Ransome
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
room
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
said
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
sat
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
saw
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
sea-jacket
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
see
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
self-possessed
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
ship-captain
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
small
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
sober-looking
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
soon
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
stair
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
studious
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
table
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
tall
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
thick
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
up
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
voice
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From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY As soon as we came to the inn, Ransome led us up the stair to a small room, with a bed in it, and heated like an oven by a great fire of coal.
wore
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From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
writing
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From this reading At a table hard by the chimney, a tall, dark, sober-looking man sat writing.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In spite of the heat of the room, he wore a thick sea-jacket, buttoned to the neck, and a tall hairy cap drawn down over his ears; yet I never saw any man, not even a judge upon the bench, look cooler, or more studious and self-possessed, than this ship-captain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am proud to see you, Mr. Balfour,” said he, in a fine deep voice, “and glad that ye are here in time.
