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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 I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
arm
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
arrived
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
Bedford
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
candidates
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
Cape
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carpet-bag
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
city
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
December
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From this reading It was on a Saturday night in December.
disappointed
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
doing
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
duly
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
embark
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
following
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
Horn
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
idea
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
learning
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
Manhatto
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
Monday
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
most
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
Much
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
Nantucket
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
New
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
night
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From this reading It was on a Saturday night in December.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
offer
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
old
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a Saturday night in December.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
Pacific
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
packet
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
pains
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
penalties
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
place
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
Quitting
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From this reading Quitting the good city of old Manhatto, I duly arrived in New Bedford.
reaching
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
related
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
sailed
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
Saturday
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From this reading It was on a Saturday night in December.
shirt
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
started
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
stop
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
stuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/
filled with something
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
tucked
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
two
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From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I stuffed a shirt or two into my old carpet-bag, tucked it under my arm, and started for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
voyage
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a Saturday night in December.
way
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From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
well
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
whaling
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
young
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From this reading As most young candidates for the pains and penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage, it may as well be related that I, for one, had no idea of so doing.
