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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 AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
ago
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
almost
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
approaching
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
attentively
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
AUSTIN
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
away
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
barefooted
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
boat
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
Brown
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
Brown's
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
cable
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
Canarios
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
days
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
dusky
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
engines
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
entrance
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
flying
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
friends
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
give
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
glasses
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
hand
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
harbour
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Hatherly
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
heaving
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
hid
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
high
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
hill
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
hull
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Isleta
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
it's
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
Jacinta
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
Las
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
lay
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Lieutenant
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
likely
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
marine
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
miles
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
MISSING
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
moved
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
Muriel
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
oars
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
off
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Onslow's
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
pair
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
Palmas
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Pancho
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
said
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
sea
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
several
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
shining
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
signal
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
smear
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
smoke
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
smooth
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
South
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
staff
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
Steamer
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
stern-sheets
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
streak
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
swell
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
three
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
times
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
trouble
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
turned
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From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
two
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From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
up
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From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
very
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From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
watching
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From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AUSTIN IS MISSING It was a fine morning, and the signal, "Steamer approaching from the South," was flying from the staff high up on the Isleta hill, when Pancho Brown's boat lay heaving on the smooth swell at the entrance to Las Palmas harbour.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Mrs. Hatherly, Jacinta, and Muriel sat in the stern-sheets, and beyond them two barefooted Canarios were resting on their oars, while two or three miles away a smear of smoke that half hid a streak of dusky hull moved towards them across the shining sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brown was watching it attentively with a pair of marine glasses in his hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Of course, from Lieutenant Onslow's cable she should have been here several days ago, but it's very likely the engines would give them trouble.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have brought me off several times for nothing, but I almost think our friends have turned up at last," he said.
