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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 A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
all
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
armor
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
Atlantic
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
bigots
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
breadth
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
corpse
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
disbelieve
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
faith
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
fast
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
fight
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
fleet
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
greaves
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
hand's
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
hauberk
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
hold
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
inch
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
incredible
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From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
infidels
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
leaks
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
many
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
morion
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
most
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
naught
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
obvious
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
opening
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
Panoplied
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
Paul
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
plank
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
port-hole
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
reject
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
related
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From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
rush
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
seventy-fours
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
sink
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
sometimes
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From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
St
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
stop
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From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
surrender
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
things
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From this reading And many infidels but disbelieve the least incredible things; and many bigots reject the most obvious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
true
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From this reading A thing incredible is about to be related; but a thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
Turks
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But let us hold fast to all we have; and stop all leaks in our faith; lest an opening, but of a hand’s breadth, should sink our seventy-fours.
wide
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From this reading The wide Atlantic can rush in at one port-hole; and if we surrender a plank, we surrender the fleet.
yield
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From this reading Panoplied in all the armor of St. Paul, morion, hauberk, and greaves, let us fight the Turks inch by inch, and yield them naught but our corpse.
