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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 No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
all
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
aloft
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
bad
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
barkie
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
behaved
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
breakfast
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
Cape
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
carefully
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
certain
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
clear
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
cleared
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
completely
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
considerably
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
considered
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
danger
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
established
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
fairly
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
fallen
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
fear
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
future
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
gale
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
goes
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
halliards
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
headed
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
horizon
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
intention
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
jammed
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
jubilant
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
latter
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
lighter
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
minds
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
minute
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
night
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
now
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
off
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
Pacific
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
perfectly
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
preceding
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
proceeded
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
really
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
region
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
room
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
round
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
rounded
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
roused
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
safety
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
sailor
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
seaman
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
seaworthiness
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
setting
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
shinned
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
slim
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
small
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
somehow
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From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
soon
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
spar
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
square
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
success
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
swept
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
tailor
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
taken
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
taking
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
thoroughly
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
tinker
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
topsail
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
troubles
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
two
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From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
ultimate
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From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
up
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From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
weather
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From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were fairly in the Pacific, the region of fine weather; and our little barkie had behaved so well in the gale that our confidence in her seaworthiness was thoroughly established; so that all fear of future danger from bad weather was completely taken off our minds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were perfectly jubilant; for having rounded the Cape in safety we now considered our troubles over and our ultimate success as certain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when I proceeded to take the latter in, I found that the halliards were somehow jammed aloft, and I shinned up to clear them.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning, the wind having fallen considerably lighter during the preceding night, as soon as breakfast was over I roused up our square- headed topsail, with the intention of setting it in the room of the small one.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No sailor, if he really be a _seaman_, and not a tinker or a tailor, ever goes aloft without taking a good look round him; so after I had cleared the halliards I clung to the slim spar for a minute or two whilst I swept the horizon carefully around.
