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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
addressed
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
affairs
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
Affidavits
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
all
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
annoying
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From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
behaviour
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From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
board
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
conclusion
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
consul
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
don't
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
dress
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
Farce
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
fellow
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
following
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
form
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
friend
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
got
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From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
Guy
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
hint
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
I'll
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
idea
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
invalid
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
Julia
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
just
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
learning
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
leave
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
led
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
now
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
observed
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
out
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
prodigiouslyadverbUS /prəˈdɪdʒəsli/
to an extraordinarily large or impressive degree
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
rascally
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
remanded
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From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
resolute
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From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
sailors
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
set
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From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
specified
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
state
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
style
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
thrown
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From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same thing over again: he got nothing out of us, and we were remanded; our resolute behaviour annoying him prodigiously.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
Wilson
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From this reading What we observed led us to form the idea that, on first learning the state of affairs on board the Julia, Wilson must have addressed his invalid friend, the captain, something in the following style:
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading To make good the hint thrown out by the consul upon the conclusion of the Farce of the Affidavits, we were again brought before him within the time specified.
worry
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From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll dress them out for you—just leave it all to me, and set your mind at rest.”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Guy, my poor fellow, don’t worry yourself now about those rascally sailors of yours.
