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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 Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
aft
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
agreement
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From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
all
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
allowed
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
back
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
begun
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
breakfast
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
burning
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
comfortable
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
compass
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
couldn't
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From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
daylight
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
di'monds
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
dim
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
drowsy
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
dry
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
England
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
far
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
feel
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
find
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
glory
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
go
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
going
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
home
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
hood
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
Jim
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
light
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
like
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
lit
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
lockers
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
midnight
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
moon
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
nice
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
noticed
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From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
ocean
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
out
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
plans
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From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
pretty
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
quit
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
saying
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
sea
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
see
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
sleep
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
some
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From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
soon
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
sparkling
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
storm
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
stretched
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
sun-up
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
there
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
things
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
Tom
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
tried
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From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
turning
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We went aft to find some breakfast, and the first thing we noticed was that there was a dim light burning in a compass back there under a hood.
up
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
way
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tried to make some plans, but we couldn’t come to no agreement.
weather
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From this reading The sea was sparkling like di’monds, and it was nice weather, and pretty soon our things was all dry again.
well
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From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
woke
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From this reading About midnight the storm quit and the moon come out and lit up the ocean, and we begun to feel comfortable and drowsy; so we stretched out on the lockers and went to sleep, and never woke up again till sun-up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Me and Jim was for turning around and going back home, but Tom allowed that by the time daylight come, so we could see our way, we would be so far toward England that we might as well go there, and come back in a ship, and have the glory of saying we done it.
