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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 But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
all
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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
also
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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ashore
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
English
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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
eyes
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fixed
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get
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
glanced
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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
it's
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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leaders
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From this reading Section leaders.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lost
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lot
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
managed
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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northward
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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parenthetically
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patriots
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Peyrol
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record
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
remarked
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Réal
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said
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Section
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From this reading Section leaders.
seems
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
swung
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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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That's
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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
thick
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
very
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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
way
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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.