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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 Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
begin
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
big
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
Blackwall
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
bonnets
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbroadside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
CAME
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
chance
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
Channel
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
closer
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
crowd
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
days
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
DICK
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
dingy
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
dock
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
dozen
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
eager
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
Edmonstone
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
enhanced
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
enough
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
excitedly
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
expected
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
future
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From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
gangway
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
gathered
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
giving
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
greetings
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
hardly
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
hats
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
held
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
Hesper
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
HOME
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
homeward
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
HOW
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
intolerable
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
IV
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
leaven
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
line
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
loafers
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
made
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
much
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
near
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From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
quay
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
rank
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
recognitions
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
second
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
silk
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
slight
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
sloth
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
Some
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
splendid
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From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
swung
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The future seemed so splendid and so near!
then
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
thrown
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From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
towed
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
tugs
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
two
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
usual
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From this reading IV HOW DICK CAME HOME A crowd of the usual dock order had gathered on the quay at Blackwall by the time the _Hesper_ made her appearance, towed by two Channel tugs.
vessel
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
voyage
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
watermen
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From this reading Some time, however, passed before the vessel swung near enough to the quay for recognitions to begin; and by then the dingy line of dock loafers and watermen was enhanced by a second rank of silk hats and a slight leaven of bonnets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With intolerable sloth the big ship swung closer and closer, broadside on; greetings were excitedly exchanged, and at length the gangway was thrown across and held by a dozen eager hands.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
young
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From this reading Yet it was giving the future hardly a fair chance to expect as much of it as young Edmonstone expected during the last days of his homeward voyage.
