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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 The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
all
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
assertions
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
BRUDEN
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN FINDS HIS MASTER.
came
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
didn't
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
dive
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
down
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
far
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
fast
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
FINDS
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN FINDS HIS MASTER.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
Frenchman
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From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
go
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLD BRUDEN FINDS HIS MASTER.
home
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
I'd
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
I'm
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
idea
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From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
just
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
knew
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
like
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
made
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
MASTER
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN FINDS HIS MASTER.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
OLD
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From this reading OLD BRUDEN FINDS HIS MASTER.
out
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From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
Phœnix
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
positive
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
regard
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
said
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From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
scow
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
see
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
side
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
studying
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From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
swim
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
there
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
trick
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From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
very
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From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
wanted
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I had an idea,” he said, “that Frenchman was studying out something.
water
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From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I knew he didn’t dive in and swim ever so far under water for nothing, and when he came out he wanted us all to go home as fast as we could.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That looked like a trick, and I thought I’d just dive in and see what he had been after; and as sure as I’m born, there is a side of a ship down there!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The assertions of Phœnix in regard to the side of a ship which he had found when he made his last dive from the scow were very positive.
