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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 IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
all
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
calm
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
came
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
cook
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
disinterested
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
ears
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
fell
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
give
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
heard
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
Hiroshimi
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
house
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
indeed
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
leaves
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
lift
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
log
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
low
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
only
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
ordinary
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
own
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
perfectly
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From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
picture
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From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
PIRATE
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
ports
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
prize
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
responsive
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
ripple
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
rose
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
rustle
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
sat
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
seas
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
serve
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
southern
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
stanch
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
strakes
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
super-humanly
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He fitted perfectly into the picture of our dream.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
trained
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From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
vessel
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From this reading Beneath us rose and fell a stanch vessel, responsive to the long lift of the southern seas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
waves
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Twas no ordinary log house in which we sat, indeed no house at all.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
windows
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From this reading It was not a rustle of the leaves we heard through the open windows, but the low ripple of waves along our strakes came to our ears through the open ports.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE With my own hands I have trained that prize, Hiroshimi, to cook and to serve; but only Providence could give Hiroshimi his super-humanly disinterested calm.
