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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 We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
Ackroyd
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
back
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
Bay
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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
black
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Bonavista
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bring
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
captains
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Chinese
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clear
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coastwise
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Continental
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From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
cramped
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
departure
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Directs
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Erica
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Fiftieth
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fled
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
fox
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
fruiters
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furriers
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
gold
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
held
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From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
Hudson
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hulls
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Hunt
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hurrying
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
insatiable
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
Keewatin
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
kites
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knots
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
Lanco
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land
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lift
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From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
like
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liners
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
markets
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
Meridian
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From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
met
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
out
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
overcossed
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populated
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From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
Preserve
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
ringing
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round
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route
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From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
sable
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From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
see
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
sense
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seventy
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shipping
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From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
small
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soberly
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south
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steady
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From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
there
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From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
traffic
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From this reading Though our route is in no sense a populated one, there is a steady trickle of traffic this way along.
Trans-Asiatic
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Trepassy
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
trickle
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
ventilated
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way
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We held a good lift to clear the coastwise and Continental shipping; and we had need of it.
West
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From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
whistling
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From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
white-painted
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From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We overcossed Keewatin liners, small and cramped; but their captains, who see no land between Trepassy and Lanco, know what gold they bring back from West Erica.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.
world
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From this reading Trans-Asiatic Directs we met, soberly ringing the world round the Fiftieth Meridian at an honest seventy knots; and white-painted Ackroyd & Hunt fruiters out of the south fled beneath us, their ventilated hulls whistling like Chinese kites.
