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action
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
all
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
armed
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
babbling
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
bent
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
BLOCK
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
braggarts
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
chiefs
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
COUNTER
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
CrewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
darkness
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
Death-wing
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
Dozen
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
forth
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
Jack
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From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
Jack's
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
kept
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
Led
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
many
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
NED
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
now
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
once
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From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
out
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From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
Phillip
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
proposed
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
recognized
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
Redgill
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
RESCUE
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
sacking
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
said
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
sally
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
serve
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From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
Skeleton
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
store-house
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
stronghold
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
teeth
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
then
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From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
unanimous
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To action,” said Death-wing; “to action then; let us attack Captain Jack’s store-house, and for ever silence the babbling of ‘the Dozen;’ they are all braggarts.”
voice
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From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
WARBECK
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From this reading THE ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK ON THE BLOCK HOUSE—NED WARBECK TO THE RESCUE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will serve Captain Jack out once and for all,” said Death-wing.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an unanimous voice the Skeleton Crew proposed to sally forth, and armed themselves to the teeth.
years
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From this reading Led on by Death-wing and Phillip Redgill, who was now recognized as one of their chiefs, they went forth into the darkness bent upon sacking the stronghold where for many years the Dozen had kept their plunder.
