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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 If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
comrade
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
dispensations
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
excuse
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
existing
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
fellow
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
filling
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
gamesome
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
giggling
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
grin
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
head
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
heed
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
indeed
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
insipid
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From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
intervals
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
keeping
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
launch
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
likes
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
lively
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
loon
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
many
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
mouth
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
oafs
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
occasion
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From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
opinion
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
own
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
people's
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
quarters
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
rattle-box
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
relieving
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
sea
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
sheer-plank
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
silliness
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
silly
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
social
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
speech
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From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
sprightly
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
stagnation
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
sundry
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
tedium
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
there
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
times
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From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
up
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
vacuums
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
very
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From this reading Be he never so silly, his very silliness, so long as he be lively at it, shall be its own excuse.
water
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From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
well-ordered
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From this reading Are not such, well-ordered dispensations of Providence? filling up vacuums, in intervals of social stagnation relieving the tedium of existing? besides keeping up, here and there, in very many quarters indeed, sundry people’s good opinion of themselves?
whale-boat
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From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
wine
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From this reading What, if at times their speech is insipid as water after wine?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If ever again I launch whale-boat from sheer-plank of ship at sea, I shall take good heed, that my comrade be a sprightly fellow, with a rattle-box head.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Upon occasion, who likes not a lively loon, one of your giggling, gamesome oafs, whose mouth is a grin?
