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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 of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
ALASKA
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From this reading THE “ALASKA.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
bells
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
bore
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
burden
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
change
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
clanging
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
clatter
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
days
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
dull
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
endurance
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
existence
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
fog
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
forks
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
glitter
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
green
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
grey
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
heaving
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
hungry
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
instead
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
intervals
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
knives
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
lived
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
monotonous
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
more
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
multitude
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
murky
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
new
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From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
old
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From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
out
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
parcelled
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
passive
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
plying
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
port-hole
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
rain
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
recurring
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
regular
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
ridges
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
saloon
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
Saturday
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
saw
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
several
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
Six
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
sunlit
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “ALASKA.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
There
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
thick
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
uncomplaining
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
uncomprehended
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From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
usual
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
water
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
waves
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From this reading But a change had come at last; and on Saturday morning, instead of the usual heaving ridges of grey water, I saw through the port-hole the broken green glitter of sunlit waves.
weather
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From this reading There had been several days of thick, murky weather--dull, uncomplaining days that bore their burden of fog and rain in monotonous endurance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Six of such I had lived through; a passive existence, parcelled out to me by the uncomprehended clanging of bells, and the, to me, still more incomprehensible clatter which, recurring at regular intervals, told that a hungry multitude were plying their knives and forks in the saloon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
world
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From this reading “In that new world which was the old.”
