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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 When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
accommodations
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
air
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
all
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
appeared
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
apprehensions
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
backward
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
board
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
cabin
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
cabins
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
century
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
change
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
comfortable
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
commencement
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
common
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
crowded
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
decks
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
departure
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
desolate
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
detract
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
disquietude
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
Effingham
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
entertain
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
Eve
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
finding
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
fortunate
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
foul
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
friend
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
future
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
gone
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
habit
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
impossible
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
inconvenient
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
indulgence
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
lessen
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
livelier
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
many
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
Montauk
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
more
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
Mr
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
now
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
ocean
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
opinions
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
overcome
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
own
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
passengers
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
place
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
regretted
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
reluctance
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
sails
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
sea
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
served
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
situation
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
speak
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
speck
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
speeches
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
steerage
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
Steph
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
store-ship
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
sunk
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
TEMPEST
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From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEMPEST The situation of the Montauk appeared more desolate than ever, after the departure of so many of her passengers.
there
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
Thirty
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
thronged
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From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
too
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
travelled
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
upper
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From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
utter
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
Viefville
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
voice
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
well
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From this reading _Steph_.--His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So long as her decks were thronged there was an air of life about her, that served to lessen disquietude, but now that she was left by all in the steerage, and by so many in the cabins, those who remained began to entertain livelier apprehensions of the future.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the upper sails of the store-ship sunk as a speck in the ocean, Mr. Effingham regretted that he, too, had not overcome his reluctance to a crowded and inconvenient cabin, and gone on board her, with his own party.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
years
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From this reading Thirty years before he would have thought himself fortunate in finding so good a ship, and accommodations so comfortable; but habit and indulgence change all our opinions, and he had now thought it next to impossible to place Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville in a situation that was so common to those who travelled by sea at the commencement of the century.
