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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 LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
airless
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
all
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
awake
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
Blythe
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
bridge
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
child
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
closed
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
crow's
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
Dalton
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
dashed
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
day
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
down
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From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
enough
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
glass
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
hot
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
How
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From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
Hugh
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
lay
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
mother's
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
narrow
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
nest
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
night
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
Now
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, how must it be in the steerage!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
passageway
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
port-holes
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
rising
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
sea
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
separated
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
SIGNORINA
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
spray
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
stateroom
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From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
steerage
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
stifling
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From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
supposed
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From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
there
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From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
thick
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From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SIGNORINA Blythe lay awake a long time that night, thinking, not of the bridge nor of the "crow's nest," not of the Captain nor of the supposed Hugh Dalton, but of the child in the steerage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
to-night
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From this reading How stifling it must be down there to-night!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, to be sure, they were closed; for the sea was rising, and already the spray dashed against the thick glass.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was hot and airless enough here, where Blythe had a stateroom to herself,--separated from her mother's by a narrow passageway, and where the port-holes had been open all day.
