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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 Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
all
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
board
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
closed
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
completely
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
conjecture
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
darkness
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
day
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
days
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From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
direction
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
driven
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
exhausted
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From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
formed
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
fury
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
gained
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
gone
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
heart
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From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
hope
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
incessant
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From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
increased
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
labour
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From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
leaks
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
light
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
lost
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
masts
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
often
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
out
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
raging
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
rapidly
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
renewed
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
returning
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
riven
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
rushed
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
scene
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
seventh
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
Six
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
sprung
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
storm
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
tempest-tossed
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From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
terrific
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
times
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
utterly
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From this reading The crew had lost heart, and were utterly exhausted by incessant labour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
water
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From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For many days we had been tempest-tossed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
whereabouts
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From this reading We were driven completely out of our course; no conjecture could be formed as to our whereabouts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The riven masts had gone by the board, leaks had been sprung in every direction, and the water, which rushed in, gained upon us rapidly.
wild
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From this reading Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as often brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost.
