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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 two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
air
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
approaching
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From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
beat
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
blue
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
boat
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
coast
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
course
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
curved
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
day
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
divinely
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
end
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
English
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
foam
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
Folkestone
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From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
forth
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
frequently
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
fringed
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
funnels
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
gave
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
glaucous
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
green
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
harmonised
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
hazy
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
heaved
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
hollow
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
huge
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
hull
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
man's
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
moving
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
occurs
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
packet
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From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
pale
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
path
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
perfectly
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
pier
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From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
pressure
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
red
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
rent
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
scantily
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
sea
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
silver
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
sky
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
slender
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
smoke
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
sort
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
stretched
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
striated
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From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
tenderness
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
thoughts
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
two
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
vessel
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The packet was approaching the Folkestone pier.
waves
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
wheels
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From this reading The two huge red wheels beat the waves, and behind the boat stretched a hollow moving track--a sort of glaucous path, fringed with foam.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
white
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From this reading The two white funnels gave forth smoke which curved behind under the pressure of the air rent by the course of the vessel.
winter
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slender hull heaved on the sea, which was perfectly green, and was scantily striated with silver foam.
young
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From this reading It was a day with a pale, hazy blue sky, such as frequently occurs on the English coast towards the end of winter--a day of tenderness, and one which harmonised divinely with the young man's thoughts.
