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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 The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
avoid
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
blowing
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
boat
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
changed
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
CLOSING
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
contained
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
craft
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
distance
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
doing
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
eluding
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
endeavoring
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
far
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
feared
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
friends
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
gained
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
gale
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
good
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
hardest
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
Hawthorne
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
hope
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
horizon
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
how
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
Inez
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
larger
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
materially
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
matters
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
mid-day
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
natives
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
other
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
overtake
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
parties
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
perceptibly
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
pirates
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
prevent
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
sank
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
seeing
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
separated
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
situation
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
smaller
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
still
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
Storms
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
striving
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
stronger
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
sun
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
suspecting
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
told
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From this reading Mr. Storms told her that the other boat contained pirates, who were doing their utmost to overtake them, and they were striving their hardest to prevent it.
truth
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
two
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
utmost
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From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The larger had perceptibly gained upon the smaller; but a good distance still separated them, and both parties were doing their utmost.
western
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From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CLOSING IN When the sun sank in the western horizon, the situation of the two craft had not materially changed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
whole
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From this reading Inez Hawthorne could not avoid seeing how matters stood, though she was far from suspecting the whole truth.
wind
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From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The wind was blowing stronger than at mid-day, but it was not such a gale as had been feared, and our friends were not without hope of eluding the natives, who were endeavoring to overtake them.
