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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 For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
accordin
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
Buchanan
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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
chief
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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
closed
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
coming
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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
complex
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
conflictin
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
Dimbula
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
drive
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
elasteecity
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
ends
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
engineer
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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
forth
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
Frazier
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
gale
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
give
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
heart
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
highly
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
it's
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
learn
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
likely
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
Miss
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
modulus
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
more
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
nothin
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
o
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
obsairve
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
personal
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
reegid
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
rough
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
sayin
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
sense
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
she'll
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
She's
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
steer
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
strains
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
structure
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
sweetened
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From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
tak
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
tissues
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
trip
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
various
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
weather
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From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
wi
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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
ye'll
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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
