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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 I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
all
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
also
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
always
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
appeared
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
arguing
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
ayes
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
bath
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
bathed
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
breakfast
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
called
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
clad
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
cold
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
delicate
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
dining
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
early
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
else
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
engaged
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
equal
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
fairly
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
fight
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
fire
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
garb
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
guests
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
hall
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
heat
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
Hiroshimi
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
home
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
indeed
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
infrequent
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
Jimmy
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
John
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
living-room
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
made
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
MAIN
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
maintaining
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
matter
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
meal
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
more
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
mornings
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
most
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
much
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
mufti
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
nautical
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
obtainable
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
occurred
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
oftener
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
once
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
only
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
pajamas
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
perhaps
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
pillow
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
pirate
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
piratical
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
proved
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
quarters
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
rapid
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
referred
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
remote
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
risers
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
Romans
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
room
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
SAILnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
Saturdays
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
serious
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
served
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
settle
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
smothered
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
some
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
SPANISH
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
tempting
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
times
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From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On this morning it occurred to us all that pajamas made a garb more piratical and more nautical than anything else obtainable, so we took breakfast--and I think Hiroshimi never served me a breakfast more delicate and tempting--clad as perhaps the Romans were, if they had pajamas in those times.
very
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
visited
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From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
voted
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
washed
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
week
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
well
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From this reading They engaged in a pillow fight to settle it, and as Jimmy had John fairly well smothered by his rapid fire, I voted that the ayes appeared to have it when they referred the point to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN When, in the morning, I passed from my quarters toward the main room which served me both as living-room and dining hall, I found that my pirate guests were also early risers.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading As we are very remote and never visited in my wilderness home, it is not infrequent that I take my morning meal very much indeed in mufti, although Hiroshimi is always most exact himself.
wit
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From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could hear them arguing over some matter, which proved to be no more serious than the question of a cold bath of mornings, Jimmy maintaining that everybody had a cold bath every morning, whereas John insisted with equal heat that nobody ever bathed ("washed," I think he called it), oftener than once a week, to wit, on Saturdays only.
