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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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advantage
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
attempt
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
believed
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
boisterous
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
Bunsby
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
carry
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
certain
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
Chinese
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
clearly
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
day
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
early
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
eight
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
equinoxes
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
especially
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
gales
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
HUNDRED
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imprudent
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
John
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
like
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
LOSING
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MASTERnounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
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master's
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
miles
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
November
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
now
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
paid
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
passengers
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
perhaps
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
perilous
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
POUNDS
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rash
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
reach
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
REWARD
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RISK
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rode
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
RUNS
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seagull
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
seas
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
season
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
Shanghai
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
subject
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
sum
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
TANKADERE
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terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
tons
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
twenty
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
TWO
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usually
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From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
venture
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
voyage
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
waves
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chinese seas are usually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially during the equinoxes; and it was now early November.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
wrong
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From this reading But John Bunsby believed in the “Tankadere,” which rode on the waves like a seagull; and perhaps he was not wrong.
year
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From this reading This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.
Yokohama
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From this reading It would clearly have been to the master’s advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
