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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 He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
All
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From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
appeared
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
atmospheric
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
away
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
bales
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From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
banks
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
believed
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
black
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
called
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From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
channel
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
Christy
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
coming
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
commander
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
condition
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
cotton
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From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
dark
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
dense
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
down
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
favorable
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
fog
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
fort
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
fresh
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
going
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
got
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
lifted
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
men
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From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
Mobile
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
more
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
near
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
night
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
now
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "All hands to the forecastle," he called to the men on the cotton bales.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
present
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
probable
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
rolled
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
seen
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
south-west
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
southward
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From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the atmospheric condition near Mobile Point, and Christy believed it was the same at the southward.
TALLAHATCHIE
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
then
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
up
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From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
vicinity
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
wait
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
way
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From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
whole
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE OF THE TALLAHATCHIE The fog, which had been coming and going during the whole of the night, had now lifted so that everything in the vicinity of the fort could be seen; but across the point, down the ship channel, it was dense, dark, and black.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought it probable that the commander of the Tallahatchie would wait for a more favorable time than the present appeared to be before he got under way.
