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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 The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
alongside
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
astern
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
big
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
bridge
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
cargo
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
cases
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
deck
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
Don
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
down
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
Erminio
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
fast
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
front
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
gang
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
got
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
hauling
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
heavy
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
hold
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
just
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
Kit
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
lowered
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
made
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
mate
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
men
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
mole
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
Mossamedes
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
moved
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
much
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
orders
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
out
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
pilot
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
ran
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
rattled
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
room
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
rope
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
shouting
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
slack
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
small
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
some
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
steamer
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
strewn
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
There
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
tied
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
up
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From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
vociferous
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
wall
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From this reading Another gang got in the slack of a big rope made fast on the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
way
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From this reading THE THIRD VOYAGE _Mossamedes_ was hauling out from the mole, and Kit, on his way to his room, stopped to look about.
wheel-house
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From this reading There was much shouting; the pilot in front of the wheel-house roared orders, Don Erminio ran up and down the bridge and the mate was vociferous on the forecastle.
Winches
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The deck was strewn with cargo, for a small steamer that had tied up alongside had just moved astern.
wooden
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From this reading Winches rattled and a gang of men lowered some heavy wooden cases into the hold.
