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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 Baggin looked up with a scowl.
Admiral
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
attitude
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
awning
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
Baggin
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
Braganza
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
cabin
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
changed
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
comfort
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
deck
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
easiest
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
eastward
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
easy-chairs
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
epitomised
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
familiarly
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
forms
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
George
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
hour
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
laughed
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From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
LOLO
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
Lombrosa
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baggin looked up with a scowl.
luxurious
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
Maria
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
men
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
other
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From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
out
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
pair
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
passing
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
Poltavo
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From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
quarter-deck
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
recumbent
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
relationships
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
scowl
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From this reading Baggin looked up with a scowl.
shoulder
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
siesta
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
slowly
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
smacked
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
stretched
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
strewn
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From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
T
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From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
up
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From this reading Baggin looked up with a scowl.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT "LOLO" Under an awning on the quarter-deck of the _Maria Braganza_, George T. Baggin was stretched out in the easiest of easy-chairs in an attitude of luxurious comfort.
way
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From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Poltavo?" he asked, and the other laughed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Admiral Lombrosa, passing on his way to his cabin, smacked him familiarly upon the shoulder--an attitude which epitomised the changed relationships of the pair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _Maria Braganza_ was steaming slowly eastward, and, since it was the hour of siesta, the deck was strewn with the recumbent forms of men.
