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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 brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
arm
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
beating
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From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
brave
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
burning
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
call
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
CALM
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
came
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
carried
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
dashed
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From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
death
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
DISCUSSIONS
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
edges
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
end
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
escaped
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
felt
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
furious
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From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
Hans
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
happened
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From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
happily
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
hurled
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
Icelander
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
log
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
more
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From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
narrative
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
out
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
PHILOSOPHIC
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
powerful
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
raft
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From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
reach
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
rescue
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
resume
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
rocks
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From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
sand
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
sharp
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
side
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
Then
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From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
torn
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
uncle
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From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
waves
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From this reading I felt myself hurled into the waves; and if I escaped from death, and if my body was not torn over the sharp edges of the rocks, it was because the powerful arm of Hans came to my rescue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What happened when the raft was dashed upon the rocks is more than I can tell.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The brave Icelander carried me out of the reach of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he returned to the rocks, against which the furious waves were beating, to save what he could.
wreck
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From this reading CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS Here I end what I may call my log, happily saved from the wreck, and I resume my narrative as before.
