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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 By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
aboard
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
airs
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
all
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
blow
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
blown
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
boat's
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
boat-puller
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
boat-steerer
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
boats
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
breath
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
busy
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
calm
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
captain's
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
compose
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
constantly
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
deck
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
dingey
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
direction
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
eyes
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
felt
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
Ghost
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
hunter
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
hunters
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
hunting
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
Larsen
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
light
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
men
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
north-eastward
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
Occasional
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
out
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
patrolled
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
poop
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
preparing
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
rolling
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
sea
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
searching
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
season's
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
seven
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
six
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
slightly
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
storm
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From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
There
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
Three
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From this reading Three, a hunter, a boat-puller, and a boat-steerer, compose a boat’s crew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
trade-wind
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
use
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From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
various
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From this reading The men were all on deck and busy preparing their various boats for the season’s hunting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There are seven boats aboard, the captain’s dingey, and the six which the hunters will use.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By the following morning the storm had blown itself quite out and the _Ghost_ was rolling slightly on a calm sea without a breath of wind.
Wolf
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From this reading Occasional light airs were felt, however, and Wolf Larsen patrolled the poop constantly, his eyes ever searching the sea to the north-eastward, from which direction the great trade-wind must blow.
