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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
anxieties
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
apparent
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
Beacon
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
Dunkery
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
GENOA
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
greatly
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
Horn
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
increased
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
intention
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
like
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
lying
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From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
made
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From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
meet
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From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
meeting
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
mischief
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
Monterey
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
northward
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
other
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
others
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From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
out
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From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
perceived
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
practised
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
probable
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
reason
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From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
righteous
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From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
sighted
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
some
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
sort
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
speak
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From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
stranger
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From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
two
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From this reading He had made out that this vessel with the two others had been lying to.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
vessel
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From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
vessels
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
VITTORIO
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From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
wait
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From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The course of this stranger looked like mischief of some sort, and the Captain could think of no other probable mischief than that which had been practised upon the _Dunkery Beacon_.
why
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From this reading He could think of no righteous reason why that vessel should come to meet him.
wished
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From this reading Why should it not wait for him if it wished to speak with him?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE "VITTORIO" FROM GENOA When Captain Horn on the _Monterey_ perceived that one of the vessels he had sighted was steaming northward with the apparent intention of meeting him, his anxieties greatly increased.
