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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 On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
all
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
Any
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
board
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
boats
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time of his justification has now come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
clearings
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the time of his justification has now come.
contain
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
crippled
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
crunched
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
docks
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
down
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
exhibited
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
find
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
go
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
held
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
holding
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
incredulous
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
integrity
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
jaws
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
justification
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From this reading But the time of his justification has now come.
kedger
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
leg
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
lost
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
man
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
missing
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
now
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From this reading But the time of his justification has now come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
original
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
painted
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
picture
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
presumed
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
published
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
rate
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
representing
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
sailors
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
say
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
scene
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
seen
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
stump
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
ten
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
There
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
three
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
Tower-hill
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
tragic
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From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
unquestionable
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
up
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
Wapping
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
western
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From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
whale
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
whales
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From this reading There are three whales and three boats; and one of the boats (presumed to contain the missing leg in all its original integrity) is being crunched by the jaws of the foremost whale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His three whales are as good whales as were ever published in Wapping, at any rate; and his stump as unquestionable a stump as any you will find in the western clearings.
world
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
years
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From this reading Any time these ten years, they tell me, has that man held up that picture, and exhibited that stump to an incredulous world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On Tower-hill, as you go down to the London docks, you may have seen a crippled beggar (or kedger, as the sailors say) holding a painted board before him, representing the tragic scene in which he lost his leg.
