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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 They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
aboard
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
ahead
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
astern
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
bank
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
Bering
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
blasting
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
Cape
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
Charles
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
coast
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
curtain
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From this reading The great curtain of fog was a mile ahead.
Edward's
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
eleven
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
fallen
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
fifteen
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
flight
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
floe
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
fog
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From this reading The great curtain of fog was a mile ahead.
followed
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
freed
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
full
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
geyser
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
glanced
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
gold
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
gone
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great curtain of fog was a mile ahead.
gunboat
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
gunboat's
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
homing
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
hours
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
island
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
Japanese
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
knots
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
LUCK
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
Lund
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
LUND'S
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
making
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
mile
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From this reading The great curtain of fog was a mile ahead.
mist
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
narrows
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
north
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
patrol
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
Prince
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
pursuing
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
sails
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
seen
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
shell
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
smoke
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
some
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
speed
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
spray
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
station
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
Strait
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From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
Tchukchis
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
then
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From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
three
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From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
trail
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was mid-afternoon, three hours since they had seen smoke to the north and astern of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading LUND'S LUCK Lund glanced at the geyser of spray where the shell from the pursuing gunboat had fallen short, and then at the bank of mist ahead.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were in the narrows of Bering Strait, between the Cape of Charles and Prince Edward's Point, the gold aboard, a full wind in their sails, making eleven knots to the gunboat's fifteen.
wireless
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From this reading Either the patrol had found them gone from the island, freed by blasting from the floe, and followed on the trail full speed, or the wireless from some Japanese station on the Tchukchis coast had told of their homing flight.
