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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 wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
accidental
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
anchor
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
arms
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
attended
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
bar
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
Bonita
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
brig
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
certain
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
clasped
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
crossed
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
dangers
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
devoid
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
dropped
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
ended
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
exciting
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
extent
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
favored
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
filled
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
fortunately
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
gravest
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
hardly
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
harm
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
Harry
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
Hook
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
hours
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
incident
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
interesting
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
Island
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
leaving
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
Lorlie
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
mothers
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
Nassau
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
nature
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
necessary
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
occurred
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
off
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
previous
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
rope
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
runaway
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From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
Sandy
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
sorrows
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
speak
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
started
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From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
Staten
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
trip
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
two
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
voyage
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From this reading Of the voyage to New York it is hardly necessary to speak, because nothing of an exciting or an interesting nature occurred.
Walter
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind favored the Lorlie to such an extent that not a rope was started from the time of leaving Nassau until she crossed the bar at Sandy Hook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The accidental cruise in a runaway brig was ended at last; and, fortunately, no harm had come from what at one time seemed certain would be attended with gravest dangers.
yacht
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From this reading The trip was as devoid of incident as the previous one in the Bonita had been filled with dangers and sorrows; and two hours after the yacht dropped anchor off Staten Island, Harry and Walter were clasped in their mothers' arms.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK.
