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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 He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
according
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
air
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
all
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
arrangement
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
away
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
boat
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
box
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
called
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
calm
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
came
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
Cape
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
Cape-Cod-man
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
careless
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
chase
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
Cod
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
collected
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
comfortable
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
craven
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
crisis
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
deadly
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
dinner
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
easy
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
encounter
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
engaged
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
Good-humored
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
guests
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
happy-go-lucky
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
imminent
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
indifferent
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
invited
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
joiner
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
journeyman
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
local
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
mate
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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.
most
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
native
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
old
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
particular
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
perils
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
presided
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Stubb was the second mate.
snugness
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
stage-driver
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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
Stubb
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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.
taking
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stubb was the second mate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
toiling
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
usage
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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stubb was the second mate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
whale-boat
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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
year
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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
