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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 He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
afterwards
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
Arthur
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
boys
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
came
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
Captain's
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
cargo
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
Charley
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
chatting
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
COLLISION
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From this reading IN COLLISION.
corner
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
covered
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
crouching
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
damp
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
door
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
entering
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
explained
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
Gordon
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
happened
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
hiding
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
hold
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
how
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN COLLISION.
iron
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
just
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From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
led
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From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
live
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From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
mean
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From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
names
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From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
newspapers
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
Purser
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
railway
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
rapped
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
room
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
sailor
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
sat
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
seamen
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
sternly
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From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
stowaways
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From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
two
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From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading About the time when the seamen found the stowaways hiding in the hold, Arthur Gordon sat in the Captain's room, and he afterwards told Charley what happened.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was chatting with the Purser when someone rapped at the door, and a sailor entering explained how he came across two boys, covered with damp newspapers, crouching in a corner among the cargo of railway iron.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean by hiding in my ship?" asked the Captain sternly as they were led in.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me your names, where you live, and just what brought you here.
