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African
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
All
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
arms
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
blankets
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
buried
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
cares
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
case
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
Corporal
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
Darkey
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
day
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
enough
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
fact
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
feet
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
fire
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
forget
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
full
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
guard
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
Gwin
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
head
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
hour
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
Jim
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
less
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
lively
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
loll
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
looking
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
MANUELITO'S
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From this reading MANUELITO'S TREACHERY.
Marsa
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
melodiously
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
minutes
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
night
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
note
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
Pike
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
shade
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
Sieber's
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
simply
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
sleeping
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
snoring
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
soundly
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
substantial
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
sunshine
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
supper
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
There
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
things
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
three
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From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
TREACHERYnounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading MANUELITO'S TREACHERY.
use
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
warning
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From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was never an hour, day or night, when this lively African could not loll at full length, in sunshine or shade, and forget his cares, if cares he ever had, in less than three minutes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this case, despite Sieber's warning, which he had overheard, he simply took note of the fact that the captain and Corporal Pike were looking after things and that was enough for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
worrying
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From this reading There was no use in worrying when "Marsa Gwin" was on guard, and within an hour from the time he had had his substantial supper, Jim was snoring melodiously, with his head buried in his arms.
wrapped
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From this reading All this time Darkey Jim had been sleeping soundly, wrapped in his blankets, with his feet to the fire.
