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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 They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
able
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
all
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
answer
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
boys
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
cabin
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
companions
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
content
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
counted
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From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
cut
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
daylight
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
didn't
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From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
discuss
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
elicit
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
fancy
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
fashion
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
find
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
finding
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From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
Gil
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
hard
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
how
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
interest
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
making
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
matter
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
mighty
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
most
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
nearly
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
Nelse
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
occurred
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
oldtime
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
ones
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
only
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
orgie
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
out
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
plank
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
propose
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
reckon
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
said
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
simply
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
single
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
soon
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
started
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From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
talk
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
throats
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
treasure
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From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
ungagged
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From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
walk
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From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
weary
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From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I counted on finding the buccaneers’ treasure when we started, but I didn’t suppose we should find the buccaneers themselves.”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
whole
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From this reading “It isn’t hard to fancy how the whole thing has occurred,” Gil said to Nelse; “but the question is, what do they propose to do with us?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We shall find out mighty soon, I reckon, and the part which has the most interest for us is whether they will cut our throats or content themselves with simply making us walk a plank, after the fashion of oldtime pirates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The orgie in the cabin was continued until nearly daylight, and during all that long, weary time the boys could talk to, but not with, their companions.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were the only ones who had been left ungagged, and were free to discuss the matter, but without being able to elicit a single answer.
