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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 When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
all
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From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
awhile
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awoke
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From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tumbled out of bed and stood awhile, partly with the notion of making sure of my sea-legs, and partly to discover if I was likely to be sea-sick.
bed
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blowing
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breaker
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breeze
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bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkˌhɛd/
an upright partition inside a ship
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
bunk
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From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
clothing
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coat
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continuous
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creaking
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discover
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
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drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
drum
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English
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faint
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fancy
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fastenings
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few
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Finding
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From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
fresh
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garments
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groanings
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guessed
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happily
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humming
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tumbled out of bed and stood awhile, partly with the notion of making sure of my sea-legs, and partly to discover if I was likely to be sea-sick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lay
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light
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From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
like
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likely
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listening
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LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG TOM.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
making
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minutes
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mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
muffled
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
notion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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one's
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other
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
panting
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partitions
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partly
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port-hole
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recoiling
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respiration
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roll
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sea-legs
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sea-sick
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seething
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sent
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shingle
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shore
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some
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From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
sound
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tumbled out of bed and stood awhile, partly with the notion of making sure of my sea-legs, and partly to discover if I was likely to be sea-sick.
streaming
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From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
strong
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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suspended
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swinging
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
then
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there
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TOM
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From this reading LONG TOM.
tumbled
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From this reading I tumbled out of bed and stood awhile, partly with the notion of making sure of my sea-legs, and partly to discover if I was likely to be sea-sick.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
watching
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From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
ways
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From this reading Finding myself happily sound in all ways, I drew on some clothing and looked out.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
windy
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From this reading When I awoke the morning was streaming a windy light through the port-hole over my bunk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I lay a few minutes watching my coat and other suspended garments swinging against the bulkhead, and listening to the creaking and groanings of partitions and strong fastenings, and to a muffled humming sound that was like the distant continuous roll of a drum mixed with a faint seething that sent one’s fancy to the shingle of the English shore, and to the panting respiration of the recoiling breaker upon it; and then I guessed that there was a fresh breeze blowing.
