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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 ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
ABOARD
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
ain't
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
blankets
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
Bli
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
cabin
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
came
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
centerboard
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
cockpit-rail
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
DAZZLER
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
deftly
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
eyes
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
French
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
Frisco
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
grazed
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
hand
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
head
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
heard
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From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
heavy
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
Joe's
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
jumped
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
Kid
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
made
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
men
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
newcomers
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
oars
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From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
other
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
out
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
Pete
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
put
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
reaching
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
reveries
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
rolling
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
rowlocks
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From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
said
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
side
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
skiff
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
sleep
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
snoozin
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
softly
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From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
sound
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From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE DAZZLER A skiff grazed the side of the _Dazzler_ softly and interrupted Joe's reveries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
Then
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
two
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From this reading Then two men jumped over the cockpit-rail and came into the cabin.
up
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
welcome
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From this reading French Pete put his head up on the other side of the centerboard, his eyes heavy with sleep, and made them welcome.
why
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From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
wine-bottle
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From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Bli' me, if 'ere they ain't snoozin'," said the first of the newcomers, deftly rolling 'Frisco Kid out of his blankets with one hand and reaching for the wine-bottle with the other.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks.
