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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 "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
adventure
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From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
Afterwards
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From this reading Afterwards he was rowed to _Cayman_ and gave Mrs. Austin's letter to the captain.
agreed
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
Austin's
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
board
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afterwards he was rowed to _Cayman_ and gave Mrs. Austin's letter to the captain.
Cayman
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From this reading Afterwards he was rowed to _Cayman_ and gave Mrs. Austin's letter to the captain.
CAYMAN'S
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
clothes
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
fast
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
gave
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From this reading Afterwards he was rowed to _Cayman_ and gave Mrs. Austin's letter to the captain.
go
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
got
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
hesitated
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
interpreter
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
ketch-rigged
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
Kit
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
letter
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From this reading Afterwards he was rowed to _Cayman_ and gave Mrs. Austin's letter to the captain.
men
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
Mossamedes
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
Mrs
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
obvious
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From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
off
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
ordered
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
out
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
picked
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
port
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From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
ready
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
rowed
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
sixty
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
some
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
Soon
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
stop
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
strong
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
talked
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was obvious that his adventure must not be talked about before he left the port.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
Then
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
three
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From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
tons
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
vessel
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From this reading _Cayman_ was a fast and strong ketch-rigged vessel of about sixty tons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he picked out three men from the crew, but ordered them to stop on board until he was ready.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" START Soon after he left Mrs. Austin's, Kit rowed off to _Mossamedes_, got some clothes and talked to the interpreter, who hesitated for a time before he agreed to go with him.
