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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 As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
air
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
appeared
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
ascension
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
assumed
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
bank
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
beautiful
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
Bill
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
blue
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Boy
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
bung
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
Burnett
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
called
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
came
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Carlton
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
carpenter
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
changed
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Chute
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
cloud
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
contrary
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
cook
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
cover
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
covered
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
cup
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
currents
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
deepening
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
DISCOVER
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From this reading DISCOVER LAND.
drinking
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
eastward
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Edward
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
equal
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
escaped
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From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
following
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From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
Francis
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
glittering
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
gold
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
green
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
hastily-collected
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
Henry
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
Hipkin
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
Hislop
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
Hugh
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
John
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
Lambourne
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
LAND
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From this reading DISCOVER LAND.
leathern
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
light
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
longboat
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From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
man
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
Marc
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
masses
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
mate
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
Matthew
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
mingled
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
mist
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
names
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From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
now
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
ocean
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
omitted
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
only
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
plates
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Probart
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
proportions
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
purple
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
quarter
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
ration
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
rippling
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
rising
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
round
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
rum-and-water
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
saffron
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
second
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
served
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
ship's
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
shone
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
shrouded
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
sky
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
south-westward
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
stores
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
sun
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
sun's
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
there
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
Thomas
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
tints
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
tremulous
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
usually
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
variety
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
vast
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
vessel
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From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
Warren
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A ration of rum-and-water in equal proportions was now served round to each man--the leathern cover of a bung being our only cup, as we had omitted a drinking vessel among our hastily-collected stores.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
Wilkins
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
William
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From this reading Marc Hislop, mate, Thomas Lambourne, second mate, Francis Probart, carpenter, John Thomas Burnett, ship's cook, Edward Carlton, Henry Warren, Hugh Chute, Matthew Hipkin, William Wilkins, usually called "Boy Bill."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following are the names of those who escaped with me in the longboat:
yellow
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From this reading As the morning light came in, there appeared to the south-westward a vast bank of mist or cloud which shrouded half the sky, and assumed a variety of beautiful tints when the rising sun shone on it--yellow and saffron, deepening into purple and blue as its masses changed in the contrary currents of air; while to the eastward, in the quarter of the sun's ascension, the rippling ocean shone as if covered with tremulous and glittering plates of mingled gold and green.
