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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 “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
all
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
also
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
back
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
Baltimore
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
brass
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
business
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
buttons
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
call
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
coast
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
congratulate
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
congratulations
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
Crane
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
crossed
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
day
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
fears
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
get
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
give
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
graduation
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
heart
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
hopes
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
Jasper
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
leave
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
many
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
Mark
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
Master
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
means
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
offered
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
old
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
port
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
proud
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
rubicon
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
said
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
see
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
slyly
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
some
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
sons
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
surely
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From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
test
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
then
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
too
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
two
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Not until my graduation leave, Captain Crane, unless business may call you to this port or Baltimore some time, when you must surely give me a call.”
way
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From this reading The two sons of the skipper also offered their congratulations in their honest way, and the skipper added:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
we'll
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From this reading “Well, it means we must sail back alone, and that we’ll not see you for many a long day, Master Mark?”
Well
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
wish
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
won't
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From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won’t be too proud to wish to see an old coast skipper, then, after you get your brass buttons on?” said the skipper slyly.
youth
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From this reading “Well, Master Mark, I congratulate you with all my heart,” said Captain Jasper Crane, when the youth told him that he had stood the first test, and crossed the rubicon of his hopes and fears.
