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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 He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
appeared
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
appears
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From this reading The name appears to have been misleading.
Archipelago
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
Bank
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The name appears to have been misleading.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
bound
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
cabbages
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
called
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
Cape
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her captain was one Jacob Trent.
castaways
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
conduct
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
cottage
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
five
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
Francisco
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
freights
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
gig
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The name appears to have been misleading.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her captain was one Jacob Trent.
homeward
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
Hope
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
Horn
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
India
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
Jacob
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From this reading Her captain was one Jacob Trent.
London
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
misleading
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From this reading The name appears to have been misleading.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name appears to have been misleading.
now
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
ocean
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
offered
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
out
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
patch
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
port
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
round
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
San
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
some
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
suburban
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From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
thus
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
tramped
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
Trent
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From this reading Her captain was one Jacob Trent.
two
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
wandering
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From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had retired some five years before to a suburban cottage, a patch of cabbages, a gig, and the conduct of what he called a Bank.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ship which thus appeared before the castaways had long “tramped” the ocean, wandering from one port to another as freights offered.
working
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
years
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From this reading She was two years out from London, by the Cape of Good Hope, India, and the Archipelago; and was now bound for San Francisco in the hope of working homeward round the Horn.
