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Alan
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From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
BRIG
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
brig's
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From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
bright
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
clapped
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
cries
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From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
danger
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From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
dark
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
door
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
head
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
Hoseason
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
late
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
like
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From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do I look like tricks?” cries the captain.
LOSS
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
night
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.
other
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From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
out
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From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
pilot
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From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
pretty
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
round-house
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
said
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From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
say
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
season
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
see
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From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
things
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From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have other things to think of--my brig’s in danger!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
tricks
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From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Here,” said he, “come out and see if ye can pilot.”
year
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From this reading THE LOSS OF THE BRIG It was already late at night, and as dark as it ever would be at that season of the year (and that is to say, it was still pretty bright), when Hoseason clapped his head into the round-house door.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is this one of your tricks?” asked Alan.