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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 It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
abeamadverbUS /əˈbiːm/
at right angles to a ship’s side
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
abruptly
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
afterwards
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
aid
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
bit
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
blowing
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
cleared
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
close
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
coast
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
dangerous
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
day
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
distance
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
doubt
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
echoes
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
enabled
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
enveloped
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
evening
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
faces
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
fact
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
far
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
FJORDS
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
fog
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
Iceland
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
judge
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
just
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
land
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
mist
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
much
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
near
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
neighbour
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
off
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
officers
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
other
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
prevailed
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
rain
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
really
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
rises
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
rock
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
sea
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
seem
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
sheer
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
side
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
soon
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
starboard
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
steam-whistle
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
strange
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
sufficiently
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
there
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
thereabouts
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
thick
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
vessel
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From this reading The land thereabouts rises abruptly from the sea, and the echoes from the sheer faces of rock enabled the officers of the vessel to judge their distance.
visible
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From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
way
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From this reading It may seem strange, but it was a fact, we were really feeling our way along the coast by the aid of the steam-whistle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
weather
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From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went dangerously near to another vessel in the fog, but soon afterwards it cleared off a bit, and there, just abeam on the starboard side, was the other vessel, sufficiently close to be a dangerous neighbour in thick weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Towards evening we were off the coast of Iceland; the land was not visible, for we were enveloped in fog, but there was no doubt about it, for we could _hear_ that land was not far distant.
whist-playing
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From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FJORDS Next day rain, fog, and mist prevailed, so there was much whist-playing and smoking below, and much blowing of whistle above.
