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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 "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
ANCIENTadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading ANCIENT MARINER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
ascendency
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
attempting
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
bachelor
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
Benson
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
better
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
breath
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
called
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
chapters
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
class
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
close
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
commonly
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
country
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
Day
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
effect
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
engaged
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
England
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
enterprise
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
events
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
farmers
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
home
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
home-made
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
idle
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
laudable
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
levee
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
man
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
MARINER
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From this reading ANCIENT MARINER.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
motion
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
Mr
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
Nathan
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
New
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
now
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
ocean
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
old
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
Orleans
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
other
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
painted
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
personage
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
plain-looking
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
preceding
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
related
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
safe
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
seeing
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
seen
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
sort
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
steamboat
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
storm
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
struggle
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
stuck
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From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
sunshine
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
transit
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
Uncle
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From this reading This personage was no other than Mr. Nathan Benson, commonly called at home "Uncle Nathan."
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
variable
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From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Day after day, day after day, We stuck,--nor breath, nor motion,-- As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean."
well
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was about the time of the events related in the preceding chapters, at the close of a variable day, in which the storm and sunshine seemed to struggle for the ascendency, that a plain-looking, home-made sort of man might have been seen attempting to effect a safe transit of the steamboat levee at New Orleans.
world
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From this reading He was one of the better class of New England farmers, an old bachelor, well to do in the world, and was now engaged in the laudable enterprise of seeing the country.
