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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 The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
bear
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
bedding
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
beds
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
boat
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
cabins
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
candles
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
china
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
close
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
comfortable
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
confined
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
contact
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
convenient
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
cook's
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
cut
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
danger
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
despair
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
direct
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
draw
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
drunk
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
easier
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
eaten
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
extremity
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
food
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
forks
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
frail
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
galley
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
glass
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
grotesque
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From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
horror
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From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
imminent
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
knives
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
lamp
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
lies
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From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
madness
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
men
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
menace
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
overtaking
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
pervaded
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
pitiless
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
possessed
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
roomy
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
ruled
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
safe
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
sailors
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
seas
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
seem
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
seems
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
small
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From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
sombre
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From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
space
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
spectre
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
spite
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
starvation
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
story
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From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
suffering
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
there
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From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in this lies the grotesque horror of this sombre story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last extremity of sailors, overtaking a small boat or a frail craft, seems easier to bear, because of the direct danger of the seas.
together
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
up
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
waves
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From this reading The confined space, the close contact, the imminent menace of the waves, seem to draw men together, in spite of madness, suffering and despair.
wicks
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From this reading The lamp oil had been drunk, the wicks cut up for food, the candles eaten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was a ship--safe, convenient, roomy: a ship with beds, bedding, knives, forks, comfortable cabins, glass and china, and a complete cook’s galley, pervaded, ruled and possessed by the pitiless spectre of starvation.
