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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 Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
affairs
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From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
ahead
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
all
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
board
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
cabin
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
calm
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
calmly
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
cheered
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
deep
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
distracting
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
down
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
English
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
fell
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
flood
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From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
foreign
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
glass
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
Go
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
going
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
Greatly
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
hailing
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
hair-brushes
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
heard
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
hush
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
idea
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
looking
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
men
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From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
moment
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
most
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
noise
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
odious
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
people
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
place
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
ports
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
quit
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
resolutely
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
river
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
seized
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
strong
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
taken
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From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
there
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
thrown
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
tides
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From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
totally
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
twang
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
unnecessary
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
uproar
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From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
use
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From this reading Greatly cheered by the idea, I seized the hair-brushes and looking at myself in the glass began to use them.
voice
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From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altogether that unnecessary uproar was distracting, but down there in my cabin I took it calmly.
week
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There may be tides in the affairs of men which taken at the flood... and so on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly a hush fell upon the noise outside, and I heard (the ports of my cabin were thrown open)--I heard a deep calm voice, not on board my ship, however, hailing resolutely in English, but with a strong foreign twang, “Go ahead!”
wretched
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From this reading In another moment, I thought, I should be going down that wretched river, and in another week at the most I should be totally quit of the odious place and all the odious people in it.
