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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 DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
absolutely
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
any
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
barge
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
bargeman
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
baskets
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
CAPUA
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
cargo
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
carried
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
cases
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
casks
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
clean
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
comfortable
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
DELIGHTS
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
Delâtre
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
distinguished
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
down
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
exceedingly
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
faded
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
fairly
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
few
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
four
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
glance
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
hold
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
inside
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
kept
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
ladder
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
moderate
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
Nonchalante
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
Nonchalante's
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
old
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
opening
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
other
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
paint
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
polished
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
rooms
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
saloon
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
see
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
seen
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
size
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
slipped
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From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
some
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
staterooms
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
there
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
three
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From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the outside there was very little to see of the _Nonchalante’s_ cargo, a few cases, some old baskets, and three or four casks.
two
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
uncommonly
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
very
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
way
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From this reading THE DELIGHTS OF CAPUA The _Nonchalante_ was a barge in no way distinguished from any other barge.
well
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
well-kept
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
whole
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From this reading The whole of the inside had been divided into three rooms of moderate size, uncommonly comfortable and exceedingly well-kept--two staterooms opening into a saloon.
wife
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From this reading It was fairly old; its paint had faded; but it was well polished and kept very clean by a bargeman of the name Delâtre and his wife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you had slipped down the ladder into the hold, you would have seen at a glance that she carried absolutely nothing whatever.
