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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 IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
ago
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
all
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
back
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
banks
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
boat
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
Book
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
Cal
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
CAPTIVE
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
carried
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
China
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
classify
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
close
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
compared
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
content
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
cook
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
cypresses
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
Davidson's
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
day
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
deck-hands
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
dingy
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
down
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
fan-topped
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
flannels
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
four
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
funeral
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
funereal
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
FURTHER
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
gaily
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
ghostlike
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
given
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
going
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
gray
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
head
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
ill
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
John
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
knee
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
lap
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
larger
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
liked
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
live
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
looking
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
low
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
MAIDENnoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
monkey-like
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
moss
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
most
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
neckwear
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
nondescript
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
now
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
oaks
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
obtained
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
out
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
own
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
panorama
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
PARLEY
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
Partial's
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
passing
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
pilot
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
Pirate's
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
possible
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
rather
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
river
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
saluted
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From this reading Sometimes we were hailed gaily by monkey-like deck-hands, sometimes saluted by the pilot of a larger boat.
sat
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
saving
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
shipment
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
shirts
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
showing
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
slow
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
sometimes
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
Spanish
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
suit
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
swamps
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
times
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From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
up
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From this reading We sometimes passed river craft, going up or down, nondescript, dingy and slow, for the most part.
vivid
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
waistcoat
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
well
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
whole
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From this reading So that, on the whole, I did rather well, and I was not ill content with life as I sat, with the _Pirate's Own Book_ in my lap, and Partial's head on my knee, looking out over the passing panorama of the river.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
years
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From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading IN WHICH IS FURTHER PARLEY WITH THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN Cal Davidson's taste in neckwear was a trifle vivid as compared with my own, yet I rather liked his shirts, and I found a morning waistcoat of his which I could classify as possible; beside which I obtained from John the cook a suit of flannels I had given him four years ago, and which he was saving against the day of his funeral and shipment back to China.
