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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 The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
air
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
attack
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
Blackbeard's
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
breeze
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
brig
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
bright
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
Cherokee
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
clear
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
crept
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
crews
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
decks
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From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
enemy
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From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
enter
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
examine
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
flashing
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
gripped
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
hard
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
Inlet
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
keel
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
lower
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
mist
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
nearer
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
out
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
pearly
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
plight
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
read
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
robust
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
sails
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
sand
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
shoals
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
shroud
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
slant
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From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
sloops
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
sloped
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From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
steering
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
stirred
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
story
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
stranded
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
surf
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From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
swamp
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
TEACH
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
there
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She stood on a slant with the decks sloped toward the enemy.
two
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
vapor
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From this reading There was no pearly vapor of swamp mist out here to shroud her from attack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
watchfully
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From this reading Under lower sails, the two sloops watchfully crept nearer until their crews could examine the stranded brig and read the story of her plight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was clear and bright, with a robust breeze which stirred a flashing surf on the shoals.
YES
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From this reading THE GREAT FIGHT OF CAPTAIN TEACH YES, there was Blackbeard's ship hard in the sand which had gripped her keel while she was steering to enter the Cherokee Inlet.
