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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 EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
all
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
anxious
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
ashore
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
board
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
continuing
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
EXPLORING
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
floated
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
follow
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
harbor
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
hundred
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
impossible
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
inhabited
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From this reading "Is Tapley Island inhabited?"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Tapley Island inhabited?"
ISLAND
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
learn
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
Marshall
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
miles
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
night
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
out
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
Petrel
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
Phil
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
prospect
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
reckoning
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
reply
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
rough
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
said
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
sea
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
Sobago
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
Stormy
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
Tapley
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From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This may be Tapley Island, but I am not sure."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
too
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
TROPICAL
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From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
two
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From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
venturing
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
voyage
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From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXPLORING A TROPICAL ISLAND The night to follow was an anxious one for all on board the _Stormy Petrel_.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must be at least two hundred miles out of our reckoning," said Captain Marshall, in reply to a question from Phil.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sea was still too rough to think of venturing ashore, and so it was impossible to learn to what harbor they had floated and what was the prospect of continuing their voyage to Sobago Island.
