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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 Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
abandoned
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
aboard
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From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
aft
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
battling
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From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
bows
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
buffets
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
burst
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
care
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
cataracts
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
cockle
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
commander
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
dawn
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
day
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From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
decks
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
deep
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
down
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
dripping
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
fig
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
Forging
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
front
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
furious
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
gale
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
go
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
headed
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
hit
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
Idaho
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From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
ill
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
keep
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
laboring
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
like
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
only
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
opposite
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
ordered
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
plunge
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
pour
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
put
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
quarter
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
red-eyed
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
rushing
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
Sea
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
send
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
shell
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
shores
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From this reading Long before the dawn of day the red-eyed commander had ordered the southward course abandoned and headed his laboring craft for the opposite shores.
sides
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
some
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
soul
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From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
southward
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
starboard
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
surge
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
then
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
too
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
torrents
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
tossed
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
Turnbull
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
uplifting
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another day and the Idaho was battling for her life and that of every soul aboard.
washing
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From this reading Time and again the bows would plunge deep in some rushing surge and then, uplifting, send torrents washing aft and pour cataracts from her sides.
waters
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From this reading Sea after sea burst over the dripping decks and tossed her like a cockle shell upon the waters.
way
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
wished
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From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Forging her way southward, she took the furious buffets of the gale on the starboard quarter--"the right front," as Turnbull would have put it had he not been too ill to care a fig where she was hit, and only wished she might go down if that would keep her still.
