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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 "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
African
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
became
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
Calabar
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
came
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
coast
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
day
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
died
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
example
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
falling
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
fever
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
flag-ship
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
gone
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
gunboats
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
just
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
knee
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
leg
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
man's
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
Navy
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From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
nerve
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
notice
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
now
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
observes
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
obvious
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
off
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
qualifying
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From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
river
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
served
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From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
singular
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
small
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
spar
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
Station
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
surgeon
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
taken
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From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
talking
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From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
there
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
up
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From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the same day a man's leg was broken by a spar falling upon it, and it became quite obvious that it must be taken off above the knee if his life was to be saved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were talking about nerve just now," observes the surgeon.
West
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From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of our small gunboats had gone up the Calabar river, and when there the surgeon died of coast fever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was on the flag-ship on the West African Station, and I remember a singular example of nerve which came to my notice at that time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just, after my qualifying I served in the Navy for a time, as I think you know.
