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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 About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
aft
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
all
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
aloft
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
awe
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
beautiful
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
beauty
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
bent
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
came
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
coming
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
content
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
cool
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
dear
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
deck
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
down
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
engaged
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
enjoyed
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
filled
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
fitting
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
furls
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
gaskets
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
gracious
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
grew
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
head
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
heroisms
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
hot
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
hour
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
husband
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
impressed
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
kind
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
leaving
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
Like
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
love
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
made
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
mainmast
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
mat
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
merely
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
near
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
neat
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
new
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
now
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
Olivia
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
Olivia's
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
perhaps
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
Perrin
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
pretext
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
recognition
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
rescuing
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
sat
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
schoolboy
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
seaman
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
seen
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
shy
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
side
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
sight
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From this reading The sight of Olivia’s beauty so near to him filled him with a kind of awe.
smiled
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
some
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
soon
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
spunyarn
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
stay
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From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
sweetness
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
Virginia
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On reaching the deck, he went aft to Olivia (who smiled her recognition), and sat down at her side, content to stay still, to cool.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
woman
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
women
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
work
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From this reading He enjoyed his work aloft until he grew hot, when he soon found a pretext for leaving it.
yards
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From this reading About half an hour before her husband came on deck, Olivia had seen Perrin coming down from aloft, where he had been engaged with a seaman in fitting new spunyarn gaskets to all the yards on the mainmast, so that the furls might look neat when they made Virginia.
youth
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From this reading Like a schoolboy impressed by some beautiful woman who is gracious to him, perhaps merely from that love of youth which all women have, so did Perrin imagine heroisms, rescuing that dear head, now bent with a shy sweetness over her mat.
