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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 were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
aboard
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
accompanied
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
air
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
attack
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
business-like
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
comfortable
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
cooking
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
departure
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
disablement
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
drizzling
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
foremast
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
galley
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
gave
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
Ghost
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
gone
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
happened
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
high
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
how
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From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
imprisonment
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
inadequate
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
Indian
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
irons
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From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
Larsen
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
Like
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
most
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
now
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From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
occupying
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
old
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
once
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
opportunely
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
promise
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
second
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
serious
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From this reading Like his first attack, his second had been accompanied by serious disablement.
set
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
shears
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
state-rooms
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From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
stormy
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
summer
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
suspended
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that we had Wolf Larsen in irons, how little did we need it!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
very
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From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At once we moved aboard the _Ghost_, occupying our old state-rooms and cooking in the galley.
weather
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were very comfortable, and the inadequate shears, with the foremast suspended from them, gave a business-like air to the schooner and a promise of departure.
Wolf
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From this reading The imprisonment of Wolf Larsen had happened most opportunely, for what must have been the Indian summer of this high latitude was gone and drizzling stormy weather had set in.
