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accordance
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
Admiralty
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
approaching
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From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
bell
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
bells
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
blow
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
Cape
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
close-hauled
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
coast
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
day
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
de
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
eight
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
England
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From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
English
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
five
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
fog
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
four
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From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
France
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
gale
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
gusty
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
Hague
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
heavy
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
hours
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From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
hung
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
instructions
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
La
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MUTINEERS.
light
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
made
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
minutes
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
MUTINEERSnounUS /ˈmutineers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MUTINEERS.
noon
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
north-north-west
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
ocean
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MUTINEERS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
present
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From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
rung
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From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
signal
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
some
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
station
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
tacked
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE MUTINEERS.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading For four hours she had been on her present course, and was therefore approaching the coast of England again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
ugly
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From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The gale continued to blow ugly and gusty during the day, until eight bells in the afternoon.
vicinity
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
warning
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From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The ship had been standing close-hauled to the north-north-west since noon, when she had tacked, at the warning of the fog signal, made at some light station on the coast of France, in the vicinity of Cape de La Hague.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fog hung heavy over the ocean, and the bell was rung every five minutes, in accordance with the English Admiralty instructions.
