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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 ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
all
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From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
badly
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
blissfully
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
Certain
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From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
CHANCE
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
chart-room
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
collect
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
destruction
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
dismantled
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
disturbing
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From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
doubt
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From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
few
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
gathered
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
happened
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
hour
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
hurt
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
indulged
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
just
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
manner
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From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
Maseden
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
men
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
MILLION
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
more
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
ordered
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
perception
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
phenomena
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From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
pipeful
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
prove
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
regain
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
restored
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
some
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
species
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
stunned
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From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
sufficiently
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
there
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From this reading Of that there could be no manner of doubt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
unable
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
unaware
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From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
vaguely
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From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION Maseden was badly hurt and quite stunned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certain phenomena were vaguely disturbing; that was all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was blissfully unaware of the destruction of the ship, and did not regain his senses until long after the captain and some few of the men gathered in the dismantled chart-room had indulged in what was to prove their last pipeful of tobacco.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
wholly
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
wits
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From this reading Even when a species of ordered perception was restored he was wholly unable during an hour or more to collect his wits sufficiently to understand just what had happened.
