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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WATERLOGGED VESSEL.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
abruptly
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
adhered
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
arrow
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
bands
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
barnacles
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
base
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
beach
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
blubber
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
boiled
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
brig
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
bright-colored
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
build
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
burden
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
connecting
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
considerable
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
covered
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
dangerous
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
decayed
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
deep
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
Descending
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
difficulty
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
down
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
evidently
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
fast
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
fifty
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
fish
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
foam
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
frothy
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
hard
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
hundred
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
immersed
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
islands
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
kinds
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
large
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
lay
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
many
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
masses
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
misshapen
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
new
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
painted
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
partly
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
pieces
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
reached
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
reef
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
rocks
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
rugged
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
sea-weed
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
sheer
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
shells
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
sloped
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
some
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
somewhere
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
Spanish
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
steel
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
steep
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
stone
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
straight
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
strange-looking
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From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
stroke
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
tangles
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
tenacity
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
tons
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
treacherous
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
VESSEL
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From this reading A WATERLOGGED VESSEL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
water
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From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
WATERLOGGED
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From this reading A WATERLOGGED VESSEL.
waved
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Descending the rocks, which were steep and rugged, we reached their base, where a dangerous and treacherous beach sloped abruptly down into the deep water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was covered with frothy sea-weed, bright-colored shells, strange-looking pieces of blubber, and decayed fish of many kinds.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
wreck
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From this reading Over some large misshapen rocks, which were covered by masses of barnacles and long tangles of sea-weed that waved in the water, but which adhered to the stone with the tenacity of steel bands, we reached--but not without considerable difficulty, and being partly immersed in the foam that boiled over the reef connecting the islands--the wreck that lay hard and fast upon it.
yellow
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From this reading By her build she was evidently a new Spanish brig of somewhere about one hundred and fifty tons burden, and straight as an arrow in her sheer stroke, which had been painted yellow.
