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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 Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
almost
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
cabin
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
came
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From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
disconnected
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
down
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
dynamo
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
electric
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
engines
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From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
infinitesimal
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
laughter
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
light
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
main
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
Now
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
porthole
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From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
rhythmically
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
saloon
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
slight
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
sound
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From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
speech
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
tempo
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From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
then
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From this reading Now and then a disconnected sound of laughter or of speech came down from the main saloon.
There
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
throbbing
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From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
tremor
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
unvarying
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From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
vibration
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From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the slight, almost infinitesimal tremor of their vibration.
washing
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From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
water
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From this reading From the open porthole came the sound of washing water.
wavered
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From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
went
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From this reading The throbbing of the engines went on at an unvarying tempo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The electric light in the cabin wavered rhythmically with its dynamo.
