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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
adds
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
all
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
August
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From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
bear
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
clear
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
confirmed
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
cousin
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
dog
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
drowned
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
everywhere
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
face
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
father
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
father's
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
felt
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
go
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
greatly
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
Harry
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
Harry's
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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
HAWKINS
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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
He's
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
June
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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
kind
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
like
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
MASTER
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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
months
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From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
more
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
mother
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
only
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
orchard
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
pond
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
reminded
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
resolution
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
rough
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
sailing
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From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
says
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
sea
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
see
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From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
seems
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
sensibly
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
ships
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From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
son
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry took to him greatly, and is more than ever confirmed in his resolution of sailing.
troubles
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
trust
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From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
two
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From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _June 30._ MASTER HAWKINS, Harry's captain, hath been to see us.
very
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The ships do not sail till the last of August, so we shall have Harry for two good months yet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He's a rough sea dog, as my father says, but yet kind and good, as it seems to me, and with a clear, honest face that I felt disposed to trust.
young
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From this reading Master Hawkins says Harry is like a young bear, with all his troubles to come; but he adds very sensibly that troubles come everywhere, and reminded my mother of her young cousin whose father would not let him go to sea because he was the only son, and who was drowned in a pond in his father's orchard.
