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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 BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
AMIDprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
Anthony
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Anthony's
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
ASSISTANCE
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Bemerton
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
BEMERTON'S
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
book
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
certainly
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From this reading And certainly James Anthony Gardner is a find.
character
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
Cheyne
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Christian
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
COMPANY
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
connotation
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
day
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
DOGS
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
editor
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
enough
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
entitled
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
find
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From this reading And certainly James Anthony Gardner is a find.
followed
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
friend
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
full-blooded
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
GALLANT
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
Gardner
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
get
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
HatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
indeed
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And certainly James Anthony Gardner is a find.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
James
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
MR
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From this reading WITH MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
names
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Naval
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Navy
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Nelson's
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
new
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
officer
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
old
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
other
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Patches
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
recent
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Recollections
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Records
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Reflections
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
REFUGE
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
rending
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Row
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
SEA
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
sent
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
shock
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
Shreds
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
Society
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
Strange
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
thirst
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
two
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
unwilling
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
up
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
veil
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
very
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From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
vividly
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From this reading Being old enough to remember very vividly the shock that followed after that other James Anthony's rending of the Cheyne Row veil, I was not unwilling to get a new connotation for those two Christian names.
volume
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH MR.
work
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From this reading It was a recent volume of the Navy Records Society--a full-blooded work entitled by its editor _Recollections by James Anthony Gardner_, but by this same Gardner, an officer in Nelson's day, _Naval Recollections in Shreds and Patches, with Strange Reflections above and under Hatches_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BEMERTON'S ASSISTANCE I TAKE REFUGE AMID A GALLANT COMPANY OF SEA DOGS Mr. Bemerton again stood my very good friend, for he had sent up during the day a book which he thought would do something for my thirst for character; and indeed it did.
