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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 A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
ahead
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
air
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
artificial
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
aside
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
away
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
back
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From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
black
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
blockships
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
blow
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
breath
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
buoy
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
cables
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
changed
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From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
clear
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
company
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
damp
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
Destroyers
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
distinct
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
down
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
entrance
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
enveloped
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
face
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
felt
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
fire
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
fog
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
gongs
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
guttering
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
hand
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
instant
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
key
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
Like
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
limned
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
magic
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
making
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
minutes
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
Mole
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
moment
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
murk
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
out
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
own
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
parted
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
port
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
rolling
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From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
saw
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
searchlights
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
shell
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
side
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
smoke
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From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
some
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
space
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
star
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
strong
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
swerved
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From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
swirling
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
Then
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From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had parted company from the Destroyers some minutes before, and the blockships had swerved aside to make the entrance.
top
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From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
water
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From this reading Like magic I saw a space of water clear ahead, and the next instant the Mole stood out black and distinct a couple of cables away, limned against the glare of searchlights and star shell.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A guttering smoke buoy went down our port side, and the next moment we were enveloped in the artificial fog of our own making.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had changed and was rolling back our fog on top of us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, as I stood with my hand on the key of the fire gongs, peering ahead into the swirling murk, I felt a breath of damp air blow strong in my face.
