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26th
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
27th
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
accustomed
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
achieved
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
adequately
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
Anjer
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
apprehensions
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
astounding
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
August
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
beach
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
boats
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
CHIEFLY
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From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
damage
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
describe
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
down
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
dozen
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
EFFECTS
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From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
ERUPTION
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From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
eruptions
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
explosions
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
fateful
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
felt
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
glance
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From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
history
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
hotel
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
houses
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
impressed
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
inhabitant
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
language
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
LARGE
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From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
lies
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
more
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
naturally
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
night
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
owner
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
parallel
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
passing
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From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
power
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
results
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From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
safety
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
ship-chandler's
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
six
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
store
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
subject
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From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
TELLS
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From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great explosions of that morning had done more damage and had achieved results more astounding than lies in the power of language adequately to describe, or of history to parallel.
town
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
two
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From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us take a glance at this subject in passing.
volcanic
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From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had naturally been impressed by the night of the 26th, though, accustomed as he was to volcanic eruptions, he felt no apprehensions as to the safety of the town.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An inhabitant of Anjer--owner of a hotel, a ship-chandler's store, two houses, and a dozen boats--went down to the beach about six on the morning of that fateful 27th of August.
WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TELLS CHIEFLY OF THE WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS ERUPTION ON THE WOULD AT LARGE.
