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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 We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
aboard
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
aft
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
ago
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
Andy
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
ask
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
attention
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
awning
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
back
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From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
boys
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
came
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
catch
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From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
charm
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
companionway
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
confident
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
conjured
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
cook
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
darky's
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
departure
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
eagerly
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
ease
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
expression
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
faces
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
feels
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
forenoon's
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
get
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
Gil
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
hand
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
hatch
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
home
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
how
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
instant
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
just
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
kind
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
knew
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
laughingly
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
leaped
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
live
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
Mansfield
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
mate
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
now
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
old
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
paid
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
painter
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
pate
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
probably
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
produced
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
rail
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
results
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
return
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
said
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
satisfactory
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
saw
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
secure
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From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
some
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
taking
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
up
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
very
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
voudoos
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From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
watching
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We must ask him how it is he feels secure now, when a short time ago he was confident we should not live to get home again.”
woolly
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From this reading Although Andy had paid no attention to the departure of the boys and the mate, he was watching eagerly for their return, and Gil said, laughingly, as he saw the old darky’s woolly pate just outside the forward companionway hatch:
work
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was taking his ease under the awning aft when the boys came over the rail, and from the expression on their faces he knew the forenoon’s work had produced no satisfactory results.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I suppose he thought we would never come back; that the voudoos were sure to catch us.
yacht
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From this reading “He has probably conjured up some kind of a charm,” the mate replied, as he leaped aboard the yacht, painter in hand, and at that instant the cook disappeared very suddenly.
