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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 decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
aid
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
all
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
answering
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
Anteus
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
aroused
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
asked
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
belief
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
Brooklyn
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
Captain
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
crew
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
crowd
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
dashed
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
deck
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
decks
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
declaring
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
descried
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
explained
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
FIRST
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
half-savage
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
happened
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
harbor
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
how
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
ISLAND
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know
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
lamp
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
left
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
loss
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
made
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
master
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
miles
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
missed
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
Most
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
naked
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
nearly
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
noise
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND.
officers
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
out
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
passengers
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
pieces
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
presented
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
probability
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
pushed
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
questions
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
quite
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
Richardson
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
rocks
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
rushed
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
scene
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
sea
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
seventy
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
ship
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
ship's
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
shouts
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
sleep
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From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
some
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
speedily
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
strange
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From this reading The decks of the Brooklyn presented a strange and half-savage scene.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
time
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From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
way
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From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Most of the passengers, aroused from their sleep by the shouts of the officers and crew, had rushed upon deck nearly naked, and quite at a loss to know what had happened.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While we were answering some of their questions, Captain Richardson, the master, pushed his way through the crowd and asked what all the noise was about.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We speedily explained how we had left the Anteus seventy miles out at sea, and how, through the aid of Providence, we had made our way into the harbor and descried the ship's lamp; declaring at the same time our belief that, had we missed the ship, in all probability we would have been dashed to pieces upon the rocks.
