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18
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
beautiful
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
begun
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
better
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
CALIFORNIA
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From this reading HO, FOR CALIFORNIA.
cargo
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
City
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
coast
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
day
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
day's
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
direction
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
feet
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HO, FOR CALIFORNIA.
Francisco
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
freight
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
full
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
Gate
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
Golden
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
heavily
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
HO
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From this reading HO, FOR CALIFORNIA.
hundreds
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
intervene
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
laden
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
land
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
landing
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
large
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
latter
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
magnificent
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From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
making
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
many
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
misummer
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
more
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
night
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
only
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
opposite
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
Pacific
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
Panama
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From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
passengers
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
ply
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From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
preparations
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
rather
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
regularly
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From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
San
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
set
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
shore
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
solid
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
steamer
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
steamers
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From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
swiftly
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was one of those magnificent steamers that ply regularly between Panama and California.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
three
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From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
up
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
way
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From this reading One beautiful misummer night in 18-- a large, heavily laden steamer was making her way swiftly up the Pacific coast, in the direction of San Francisco.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
whole
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From this reading She was opposite the California shore, only a day's sail distant from the City of the Golden Gate, and many of the passengers had already begun making preparations for landing, even though a whole night and the better part of a day was to intervene ere they could expect to set their feet upon solid land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had rather more than her full cargo of freight and passengers; but, among the hundreds of the latter, we have to do with but three.
