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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 _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
aching
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
all
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
back
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
Bale
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
baling
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
break
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
breaking
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
chafed
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
day
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
disaster
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
far
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
finish
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
Gods
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
Gone
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
head
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
hold
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
improving
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From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
keep
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
knees
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
less
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
loins
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
Man
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
mast
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
Master
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
matter
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
mead
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
moving
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
Now
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
oars
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
off
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From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
out
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
said
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
sailing
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
seas
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
she'll
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
sinking
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
Sodden
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
stand
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
swells
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From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
taking
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From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
ThemselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
there's
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
trough
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From this reading Bale her and keep her moving, Or she'll break her back in the trough....
try
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
two
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
two-reef
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
Up
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From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
way
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From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
weather's
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From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
weight
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From this reading Sodden, and chafed and aching, Gone in the loins and knees-- No matter--the day is breaking, And there's far less weight to the seas!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who said the weather's improving, Or the swells are taking off?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up mast, and finish baling-- In oars, and out with the mead-- The rest will be two-reef sailing....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _For we hold that in all disaster-- As the Gods Themselves have said-- A Man must stand by his Master Till one of the two is dead._ That is our way of thinking, Now you can do as you will, While we try to save her from sinking And hold her head to it still.
