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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 When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
ashore
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
back
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
cadets
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
composed
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
composing
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
Conspicuous
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
deck
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
doubly
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From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
faces
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
fortunate
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
forty
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
given
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
glanced
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
gleeful
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
go
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
Grat
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
included
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From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
latter
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
less
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
lugubrious
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
man-of-war
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
member
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
Monongahela
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
names
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From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
odd
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
old
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
one-half
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
only
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
port
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
progress
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
sorry
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From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were doubly sorry that their names had not been included.
triumph
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
Trolley
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
Wallace
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From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
watch
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
watching
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From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
whole
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From this reading When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Conspicuous among the latter were Grat Wallace and Trolley, neither of whom were member of that half of the port watch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The liberty party from the old _Monongahela_ was composed of one-half of the port watch, and the forty odd cadets composing it glanced back in gleeful triumph at their less fortunate mates, who were watching their progress with lugubrious faces from the forward deck.
