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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 had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
aboard
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
absolute
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From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
affairs
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
appellation
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
Beauty
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
blame
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
cannot
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
carpenter
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
Chips
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
circumstance
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
cognomen
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
countenance
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
deformity
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From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
excessively
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
favoured
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
forbear
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
heart
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
hours
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
ill
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
ironical
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
known
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
less
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
man
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
nautical
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
noways
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
occurred
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
person
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
picturesque
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
place
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
reason
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
relating
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
scarcely
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
ship's
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
significant
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
sometimes
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From this reading He was the ship’s carpenter; and for that reason was sometimes known by his nautical cognomen of “Chips.”
soured
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
state
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
symmetrically
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From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
temper
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From this reading But ill favoured as he was in person, Beauty was none the less ugly in temper; but no one could blame him; his countenance had soured his heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
There
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From this reading There was no absolute deformity about the man; he was symmetrically ugly.
twenty-four
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From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
ugly
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From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, however, it must be known, that among the crew was a man so excessively ugly, that he went by the ironical appellation of “Beauty.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had scarcely been aboard of the ship twenty-four hours, when a circumstance occurred, which, although noways picturesque, is so significant of the state of affairs that I cannot forbear relating it.
