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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 Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
anxious
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From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
better
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From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
boat
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
certain
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
chart-room
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From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
concerning
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
drank
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From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
fact
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From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
Ferguson
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From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
frightened
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
given
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
glass
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
grog
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
hint
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
man
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
measure
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
more
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From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
much
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
Now
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From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
off
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From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
out
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
poured
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
reaching
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
said
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From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
saloon
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
say
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From this reading "Now come along to the chart-room," I said, "and let me hear what you have to say.
see
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
stiff
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
tidings
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
upset
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
very
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From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He drank it off, and when he had done so, seemed the better for it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That the man was very much upset I could see, while the hint he had given me in the boat, concerning certain tidings he had to tell me, frightened me beyond measure.
yacht
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From this reading Immediately on reaching the yacht I took him to the saloon and poured him out a stiff glass of grog.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of one thing you may be sure; that was the fact that I was more than anxious to hear what Ferguson had to tell me.
