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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 A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
attached
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From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
back
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
caught
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
climbed
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From this reading They climbed the rail.
delay
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
down
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
downward
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From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
force
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From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
form
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
grave
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From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
grip
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
Harrigan
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
lurched
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From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
made
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
Mary
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From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
now
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
PlainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
pull
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From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
rail
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From this reading They climbed the rail.
reach
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
Rogers
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From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
sprang
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From this reading The _Mary Rogers_ lurched to her grave as they sprang from the rail.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
sucked
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
swim
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
swirl
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
swung
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They climbed the rail.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They climbed the rail.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
too
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From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
washed
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
waters
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
wave
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
weight
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From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such was the force of that downward pull that it seemed to Harrigan as if a weight were attached to either foot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
whirlpool
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From this reading A wave caught them and washed them beyond the grip of the whirlpool; another wave swung them back, and the waters sucked them down.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Plainly Harrigan had made them delay too long, for now they had not time to swim beyond the reach of the swirl that would form when the ship went down.
