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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 During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
accompanied
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
Agatha
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
almost
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
also
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
away
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
big
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
bilge
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
Canadian
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
clear
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
combers
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
contrived
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
days
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
deep
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
down
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
engines
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
everywhere
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
feet
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
FOG
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From this reading THE FOG.
gale
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
green
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
horribly
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
hotels
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
infrequently
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
just
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
keep
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
loaded
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
lowering
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
luxurious
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
metal
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
moderate
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
now
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
out
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
railway
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
ran
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
rattled
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
rolled
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
Scarrowmania
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
screw
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
seas
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
shivered
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
shouldered
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
sides
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
single
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
sky
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
slopped
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
steam-propelled
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
steerage
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
streaming
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
swung
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOG.
then
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
There
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
trade
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From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
tri-compound
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From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
two
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
way
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
westwards
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She also shivered and rattled horribly when her single screw swung clear and the tri-compound engines ran away.
white-topped
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From this reading During the next two days the _Scarrowmania_ shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were no luxurious, steam-propelled hotels in the Canadian trade just then, and, loaded deep with railway metal as she was, she slopped the green seas in everywhere, and rolled her streaming sides out almost to her bilge.
Wyllard
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From this reading Wyllard went down to the steerage every now and then, and Agatha, who contrived to keep on her feet, not infrequently accompanied him.
