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Admiral
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
armed
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
Bible
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
bring
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
Captains
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
certain
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
Collingwood
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
Commodores
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
discipline
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
down
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
eternal
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
Exempt
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
fight
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
fleet
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
foreheads
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
herein
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
indispensable
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
kept
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
language
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
lash
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
lofty
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
Lord
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
mast-head
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
navy
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
Nelson
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
oaths
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
officers
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
others
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
own
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
paces
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
principle
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
proved
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
quarter-deck
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
ready
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
renowned
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
reported
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
said
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
seamen
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
Send
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From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
stamped
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
suitable
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
swear
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From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
ungovernable
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
utterly
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
weapons
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
White-Jacket
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From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
wholly
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From this reading This was the language of that renowned Admiral, when his officers reported to him certain seamen of the fleet as wholly ungovernable.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Send them to Collingwood,” said Lord Nelson, “and _he_ will bring them to order.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
wrong
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From this reading Be it proved to you, officers, and stamped upon your foreheads, that herein you are utterly wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But White-Jacket is ready to come down from the lofty mast-head of an eternal principle, and fight you—Commodores and Captains of the navy—on your own quarter-deck, with your own weapons, at your own paces.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Exempt yourselves from the lash, you take Bible oaths to it that it is indispensable for others; you swear that, without the lash, no armed ship can be kept in suitable discipline.
