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28th
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From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Apprehensions
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
Arrival
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
Bars
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
blue
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Boat's
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From this reading Disasters of a Boat’s Crew.-- Burial of a Sandwich Islander.
Breakers
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
breeze
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Burial
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From this reading Disasters of a Boat’s Crew.-- Burial of a Sandwich Islander.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
Columbia
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
contrary
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
CrewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disasters of a Boat’s Crew.-- Burial of a Sandwich Islander.
Dangerous
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
days
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Departure
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
detained
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Disasters
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From this reading Disasters of a Boat’s Crew.-- Burial of a Sandwich Islander.
distance
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
favorable
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
February
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From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
Gloomy
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
gravity
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From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
green
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
groves
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
happy
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
hills
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
increased
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From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Islander
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From this reading Disasters of a Boat’s Crew.-- Burial of a Sandwich Islander.
Islands
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Man
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
melted
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Miseries
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
Misunderstandings
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
neighborhood
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Pacific
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
passengers
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From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
peaks
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Perils
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
ploughed
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
rather
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From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
regions
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
rich
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
Sandwich
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
sank
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Service
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
set
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From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
sight
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
snowy
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
sprang
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
sterner
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The misunderstandings between the captain and his passengers still continued; or rather, increased in gravity.
Suspicious
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From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Departure From the Sandwich Islands.--Misunderstandings-- Miseries of a Suspicious Man.--Arrival at the Columbia-- Dangerous Service.--Gloomy Apprehensions--Bars and Breakers.--Perils of the Ship.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
Tonquin
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From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
two
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
up
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
vessel
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From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was on the 28th of February that the Tonquin set sail from the Sandwich Islands.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two days the wind was contrary, and the vessel was detained in their neighborhood; at length a favorable breeze sprang up, and in a little while the rich groves, green hills, and snowy peaks of those happy islands one after another sank from sight, or melted into the blue distance, and the Tonquin ploughed her course towards the sterner regions of the Pacific.
