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Ah
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
all
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From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
aware
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
board
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
bottom
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
brush
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
cat-o
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
Charles
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
convince
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From this reading He made one step forward to convince himself.
Courtin
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From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
devil
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
enemy
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
exclaimed
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From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made one step forward to convince himself.
get
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
hull
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
I'll
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
Jeune
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
made
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From this reading He made one step forward to convince himself.
matter
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
nine-tails
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
now
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He made one step forward to convince himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
Picaut
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
pity
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
pretty
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
quivered
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
said
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From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
say
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From this reading "As for me, captain, I have said all I have to say!" exclaimed Courtin.
seems
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
seen
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
shoulders
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
sound
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made one step forward to convince himself.
tangled
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
thread
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
unravel
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
up
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
vessel
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
voice
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From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
we'll
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
well
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From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Picaut quivered at the sound of that voice; he had not yet seen his enemy, and was not aware that he was on board the vessel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll unravel the thread which seems to me pretty well tangled up, or, by the hull of my ship, I'll brush the shoulders of both of you with the cat-o'-nine-tails till the devil himself would pity you!"
ça
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From this reading "Ah, _ça!_" cried the captain of the 'Jeune Charles,' "now we'll get at the bottom of this matter!
