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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 We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
all
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
anchor
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
automatic
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
bailiwick
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
climbed
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
confided
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
crawled
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
Cunarders
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
cussed
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
Dios
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
donned
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
down
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
dropped
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
dry
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
engineer
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From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
four
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
gets
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
goat
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
Gracias
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
happen
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
harbor
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
hours
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
I've
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
just
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From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
latest
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
like
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
looks
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
lubrication
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
maybe
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
Mr
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
oblige
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
oiler
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
old
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From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
overalls
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
Preble
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
runnin
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
shaft
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
shaft's
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
some
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
three
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
tore
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
tunnel
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From this reading To oblige him I donned overalls and crawled down into the shaft tunnel.
up
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It looks as if it was on me, and maybe it is, but I've never had anything like this happen to me before--not since I began as an oiler on one of the old Cunarders.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
week
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
wish
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From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
wrinkles
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From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We have automatic lubrication; all the latest wrinkles; and yet that cussed shaft's tore up like it had been runnin' dry for a week.
you'd
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From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
You're
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From this reading You're an engineer--I just wish you'd look at it."
á
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From this reading "It sure gets my goat, Mr. Preble," he confided to me when I climbed down into his bailiwick some three or four hours after we had dropped anchor in Gracias á Dios harbor.
