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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 Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
all
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
also
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
black
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
boiler
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
bow
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
bridge
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
cables
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
came
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chain
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
column
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
considered
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From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
Cumbria
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
deck
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
Dingy
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
down
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drifting
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
dripping
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
effort
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
eyes
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
face
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
floated
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
flood
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
funnel
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
gaunt
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
heavily
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From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
heaving
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
hemp
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
hidden
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
HOVE
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
intent
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
iron
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
Jefferson
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
leaning
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From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
level
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
locomotive
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
mangrove
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mangroves
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
masts
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
mist
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
OFF
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
pole
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
rails
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From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
rain
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
ran
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
ready
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
roots
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
rose
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
rusty
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
s
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
sheets
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
shivered
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
slender
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
sluggishly
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
smoke
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
steady
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
steamer's
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
stern
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
stretched
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
stumpy
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
supreme
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
turn
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From this reading Jefferson, leaning heavily on the bridge rails, considered them each in turn.
unusually
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
upright
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From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
vapour
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
warm
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
wet
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From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
wire
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From this reading Dingy vapour also rose from the slender one of the locomotive boiler, and cables--hemp and wire and chain--stretched between the mangroves and the steamer's bow and stern.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He shivered a little, though the rain was warm, and his wet face looked unusually gaunt and worn; but his eyes were intent and steady, for at last all was ready for the supreme effort of heaving the _Cumbria_ off.
yellow
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From this reading HOVE OFF The rain came down in sheets, and the mangrove roots were hidden by the yellow flood, when Jefferson stood, dripping, on the _Cumbria_'s bridge.
