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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
apprehensions
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
ashore
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From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
asleep
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
bad
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
bar
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
BAR-PARLOUR
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
blew
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From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
closed
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Cripps
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
distance
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
doubts
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
duds
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From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
extinguished
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
eyes
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
go
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From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
groping
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
grub
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
hail
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
half-drunken
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Highway
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
Hole
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
home
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
hump
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From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
it's
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From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
Johnny
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
lamps
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
later
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Leave
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
light
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From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
Limehouse
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
low
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
man
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
Mr
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
Nat
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
night
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
off
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
Only
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
out
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From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
pale
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
pay
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
sailor
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
shuffled
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From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
some
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
song
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
sound
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
Stephen
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
tavern
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From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
Wall
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From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE BAR-PARLOUR Stephen was sound asleep, and the Hole in the Wall had closed its eyes for the night.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Nat blew out the last light in the bar and went into the bar-parlour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pale man had shuffled off, with his doubts and apprehensions, toward the Highway, and Mr. Cripps was already home in Limehouse.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Only the half-drunken sailor was within hail, groping toward some later tavern, and Captain Nat, as he extinguished the lamps in the bar, could hear his song in the distance-- The grub was bad an' the pay was low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So hump your duds an' ashore you go For it's time for us to leave her!
