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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 In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
aground
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
all
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
anxious
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Arnauti
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
ascertained
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
become
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
blown
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
board
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
boys
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
bullet
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
cabin
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
Cape
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
coast
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
comparison
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
dilemma
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
early
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
Egypt
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
escaped
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
evident
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
farther
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
Guardian-Mother
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
harder
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
Hawkes
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
hospital
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
hour
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
INSIDE
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
lay
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
made
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
Maud
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
Mazagan
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
mothers
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
north
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
notes
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From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
operated
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
quick
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
rejoicing
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
removed
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
run
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From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
safe
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the ship had escaped from the dilemma in the morning at an early hour, and had made a quick run to Cape Arnauti.
shoulder
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From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
spent
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
There
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From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dr. Hawkes operated upon Mazagan in the hospital, and readily removed the bullet from his shoulder.
very
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
wakeful
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From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE VOYAGE While the Guardian-Mother lay aground, the mothers in the cabin had become very anxious about their boys, and both of them had spent wakeful nights in thinking of them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a comparison of notes it was evident that the wind had blown harder on the coast of Egypt than farther to the north.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was therefore great rejoicing in the cabin when it was ascertained that the Maud was safe, with all on board of her.
