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15th
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
addressed
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
appeared
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
broad
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
cabin
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
chance
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From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
characteristic
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
day
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
DesirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
Englishman
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
enormous
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
Evans
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
five
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
forty-five
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
heads
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
Hogarth
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
iron
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
June
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
knowing
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
legs
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
man
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
mate
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
Mr
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From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
o'clock
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
Phil
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From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
rejoiced
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
Robur
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From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
see
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From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
shoulders
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From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
speaking
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From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, the 15th of June, about five o’clock in the morning, Phil Evans left his cabin.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
to-day
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From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
today
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From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
Tom
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
Turner
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we see Mr. Robur to-day?” asked Phil Evans.
why
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From this reading Desirous of knowing why he had not appeared the day before, Evans addressed himself to the mate, Tom Turner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom Turner was an Englishman of about forty-five, broad in the shoulders and short in the legs, a man of iron, with one of those enormous characteristic heads that Hogarth rejoiced in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps he would today have a chance of speaking to Robur?
