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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 A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
all
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
also
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
boatmates
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From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
care
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
club
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
college
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
coxswainnounUS /ˈkɑːksən/
the person who steers a small boat
From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
easy
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
evident
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
exception
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From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
EXPLOSIONnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
face
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
fellow
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
frown
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From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
get
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
got
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From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
Greek
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
inclined
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From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
join
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
laughed
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From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
Matt
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
meaning
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From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
NIGHT
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From this reading A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
out
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
Randolph
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
said
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
spelled
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
Spickles
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
TERRIFIC
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From this reading A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE NIGHT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All of them seemed to "take it in," or got its meaning from his boatmates.
tones
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From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It is easy to get at the meaning of such Greek as that, even if a fellow has not fitted for college; and for my part, I should not care to join a club with such a name," said he, with a look of disgust on his face, which was also evident in his tones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all laughed, with the exception of the coxswain, and he was inclined to frown.
written
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From this reading Matt Randolph looked at the name of the club, as Spickles had written it, and spelled it out so that all his crew could hear him.
