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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 My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
abaft
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
anticipation
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
apartment
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From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
armchairs
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
attend
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
bed
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
bell
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
boat
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
boy
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
business
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
captain's
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
certainly
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
clerk
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
deck
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
desk
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
doing
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
figures
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
furniture
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
invited
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
large
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
lockers
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
made
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
main
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
move
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
much
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From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
navigation
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
nice
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
office
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
other
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
paddle-box
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
papers
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
passengers
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
plan
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
port
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From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
provided
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
relating
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
scarcely
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From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
some
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
stateroom
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
suitable
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
table
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The office was abaft the port paddle-box on the main deck; and the _Ucayga_, in anticipation of doing a large business, was provided with a clerk, so that I had nothing to do but attend to the navigation of the boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
traditional
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From this reading This was not the traditional “captain’s office” to which passengers are invited to step up by the boy with the bell.
Ucayga
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
up
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From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
very
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From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
wharf
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
wheel-house
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From this reading It was certainly our next move, and after the _Ucayga_ left the wharf, I went into my stateroom, abaft the wheel-house, to make some figures relating to my plan.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides a berth, in which a nice bed was made up, the stateroom was provided with a desk, lockers for books and papers, a couple of armchairs, a table, and other suitable furniture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My apartment was a little parlor, and though I had scarcely been into it before, I was very much pleased with it.
