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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 “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! have you had trouble with him?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
ashore
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Barney
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Breslin
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
cabin
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Cadet
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
cigar
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
commander
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Constellation
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
cruising
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
De
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
desire
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
enjoy
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
exception
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
genial
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
granted
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Ah! have you had trouble with him?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah! have you had trouble with him?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah! have you had trouble with him?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
interview
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Mark
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
meeting
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
Merrill
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Midshipman
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Mr
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
once
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
place
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
public
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
regret
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
report
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
requested
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
retiring
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
run
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
say
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
seated
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From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
sir
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
too
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I regret to say, too, that it was in a public place.
trouble
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From this reading “Ah! have you had trouble with him?”
unfortunate
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain De Long, the commander of the cruising ship Constellation, was seated in his cabin smoking his cigar before retiring, when Cadet Midshipman Mark Merrill requested an interview, which was at once granted by the genial commander.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, sir, with the exception of an unfortunate meeting with Barney Breslin, which I desire to report to you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Mr. Merrill, did you enjoy your run ashore?”
