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1918
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
abruptly
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
airless
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
animals
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
ATLANTIC
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awnings
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
beam
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
bear
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
breath
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
bronze
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
bulwarks
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
bygone
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
chamber
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
cobalt
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
color
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
down
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
dumb
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
East
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
enduring
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
experienced
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
full
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
funnel
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
gasping
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
glows
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
goes
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
hand
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
horizon
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
hot
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
iron
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
lie
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
lies
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
like
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
lulls
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
March
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
Mediterranean
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
MONTHLY
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
moving
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
now
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
ocean
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
originally
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
out
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
paper
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published
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
recall
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
roof
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
rubber
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
run
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
seafarer
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
sheets
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
shut
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
silently
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
smear
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
some
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
somnolent
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
straight
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
sulphurous
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
sultry
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
sun
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
THERE
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
tight
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From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
trail
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
troops
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
uncomprehendingly
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From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the awnings the troops lie gasping on their rubber sheets, enduring silently and uncomprehendingly, like dumb animals.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
voyages
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From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
westering
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From this reading The iron bulwarks are as hot as hand can bear, as the westering sun glows full upon the beam.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading (This paper was originally published in THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March, 1918) THERE has come upon us, suddenly, one of those inexplicable lulls which make the experienced seafarer in the Mediterranean recall bygone voyages out East.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It is as if the ship had run abruptly into some sultry and airless chamber of the ocean, a chamber whose cobalt roof has shut down tight, and through which not a breath is moving.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
zenith
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From this reading The smoke from the funnel, of a sulphurous bronze color, even while our trail yet lies somnolent in a long smear on the horizon, now goes straight to the zenith.
