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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 When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
ado
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
all
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
asleep
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
bench
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
berthsplural nounUS /bɜrθs/
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
Bolitho
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
cabin
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
ceiling
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
centre
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
choice
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
completed
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
countless
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
doubtless
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
exception
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
eyes
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
fast
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
floor
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
full
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
furniture
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
glasses
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
head
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
home
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
hung
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
laces
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
lay
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
lockers
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
low
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
marks
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
more
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
much
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
nightcap
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
opened
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
other
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
pannikins
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
rap
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
recall
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
red
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
rows
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
screwed
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
sharp
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
side
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
Silas
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
silks
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
sitting
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
snoring
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
some
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
stained
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
stand
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
stowed
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From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
stretched
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
striking
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
swing-table
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From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
up
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From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Above and below the berths in which we lay were rows of lockers, in which, doubtless, some of the more choice laces and silks were stowed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I opened my eyes I had some ado to recall where I was, but on sitting up it was brought home to me by my head striking the low ceiling with a sharp rap.
wooden
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From this reading A wooden bench, screwed to the floor, completed the furniture, with the exception of a stand of muskets along one side.
woollen
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From this reading On the other side of the cabin Silas Bolitho was stretched at full length with a red woollen nightcap upon his head, fast asleep and snoring.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading In the centre of the cabin hung a swing-table, much worn, and stained all over with the marks of countless glasses and pannikins.
