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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 That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
action
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
board
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From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
certain
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
civil
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
conjecture
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
consider
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
days
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
doing
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
doubt
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
end
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
England
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
enmity
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
entry
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
felt
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
form
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
Four
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
go
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
good-bye
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
Harveston
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
intended
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
later
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
log-book
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
made
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
man
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
mischief
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
most
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
necessary
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
only
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From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
out
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
reached
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
reason
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
said
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
seen
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From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having seen everything right on board, I left the ship.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
some
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
taken
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From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
unpleasant
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
voyages
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From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
way
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From this reading Captain Harveston had not said good-bye to me, and for this reason I did not consider it necessary that I should go out of my way to be civil to him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Four days later we reached England, and one of the most unpleasant voyages I have ever made was at an end.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The entry was in the log-book, and some action would be taken of it without a doubt.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That the man intended doing me a mischief I felt certain, but what form his enmity would take I could only conjecture.
