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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 A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
all
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
almost
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
back
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From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
begun
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
blue
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
Bob
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
bright
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
calm
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
camp
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
chance
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
comfort
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
declared
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From this reading "Indeed it was," declared Mr. Tarbill.
desired
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
down
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed it was," declared Mr. Tarbill.
island
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From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
knew
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
leaving
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From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
LOSS
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
many
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
meant
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
months
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
Mr
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From this reading "Indeed it was," declared Mr. Tarbill.
much
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
murmured
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
regret
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From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
risk
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
safe
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
sea
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
SERIOUS
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
shining
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
sky
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
small
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From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
sorrow
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
staying
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
sun
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
Tarbill
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From this reading "Indeed it was," declared Mr. Tarbill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
There
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
tone
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
too
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
venture
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From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
very
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
voice
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
voyage
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
warm
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From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
Well
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From this reading "Well, it was a fine little camp," murmured Bob, with a tone of sorrow in his voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They looked back with a little regret at the small island they were leaving.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SERIOUS LOSS Under a bright blue sky, with the sun shining down almost a little too warm for comfort, and with the sea very calm, the voyage that meant so much to all of them was begun.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There, at least, they knew they would be safe, but unless they desired to risk the chance of staying there many months, they must make this venture.
