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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 These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
affectionate
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
all
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
also
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
Althea
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
America
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
Atlantic
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
back
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
berthsplural nounUS /bɜrθs/
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
best
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
brooding
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
chair
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
cheering
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
consisted
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
deck
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
dream-like
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
encased
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
enduring
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
England
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
excellent
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
expanse
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
eyes
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
filled
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
fixed
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
flowers
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
formless
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
frequently
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
friends
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
fruit
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
furs
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
grey
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
helped
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
hours
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
intercourse
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
latest
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
lay
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
leaving
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
literature
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
looking
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
mainly
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
making
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
many
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
meditations
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
melancholy
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
money
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
much
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
mute
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
near
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
New
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
off
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
other
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
pass
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
people
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
perplexity
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
precisely
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
progress
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
provided
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
rather
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
read
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
reports
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
rippled
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
sailor
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
sea-sick
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
seen
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
sense
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
ship-board
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
smooth
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
spent
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From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
swift
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
tedious
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From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
Two
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
vague
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From this reading These meditations were not precisely melancholy, it was rather a brooding sense of vague perplexity that filled the dream-like hours.
very
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
voyage
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From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Althea was an excellent sailor and her voyage back to England was as smooth and as swift as money could make it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Althea looked in upon them frequently, and she read all her books, and much of her time, besides, had been spent in long, formless meditations--her eyes fixed on the rippled, grey expanse of the Atlantic while she lay encased in furs on her deck chair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been seen off by many affectionate friends, and, since leaving America, the literature, the flowers and the fruit with which they had provided her had helped to pass the hours, tedious at best on ship-board.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
York
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From this reading Two other friends, not so near, but very pleasant--they were New York people--were also making the voyage, but as they were all very sea-sick, intercourse with them consisted mainly in looking in upon them as they lay, mute and enduring, within their berths, and cheering them with the latest reports of progress.
