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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 Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
African
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
attention
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
audience
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
better
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
blank
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
cabin
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
concluded
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
difficult
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
DISTANCE
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exercise
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
forenoon
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friends
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From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
gave
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
given
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
immediately
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
intelligent
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
Just
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
knew
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From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
lecture
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lifetime
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From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
Like
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
man
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
more
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MOUNT
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mountains
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
navigation
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
notice
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
old
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From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
out
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
passengers
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
peaks
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
peninsula
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
pilot
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
pilot-house
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proceeded
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
professor
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
regard
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
Ringgold
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
scattered
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
shore
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
sight
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From this reading The pilot was an intelligent man, and he proceeded to question him in regard to the peaks in sight.
SINAI
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some
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south
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
south-west
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
steering
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
then
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
there
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From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The pilot knew the mountains as though they had been old friends of his for a lifetime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
Twist
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
VIEW
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From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
west
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
wheel
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From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading VIEW OF MOUNT SINAI IN THE DISTANCE When the professor concluded his lecture for the forenoon, the audience scattered, some of them feeling the need of more exercise; but Captain Ringgold went to the pilot-house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just then there was nothing difficult in the navigation; and Twist, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, steering the course which had been given out, south south-west half west.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Like the cabin passengers, he immediately gave his attention to the mountains of the peninsula; for the African shore was little better than a blank, with nothing there worthy of notice.
