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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 They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
Alexandria
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
arrival
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
beat
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
Biddy
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
Brigit
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
Cairo
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
charmer
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
Cleopatra
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
day
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
days
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
delightful
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
despised
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
developed
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
disguised
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
enjoying
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
exciting
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
eyes
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
fast
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
get
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
Gilder
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
heart
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
hotel
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
human
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
I've
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
interest
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
Laconia
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
liner
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
man
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
Monny
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
Mystery
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
Naples
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
Now
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
O'Brien
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
others
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
out
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
Paris
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From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
protegees
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
reluctantly
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
Rosamond
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
said
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
sea
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
Ship's
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
sight
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
skip
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
society
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
soon
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
spite
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
strange
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From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
then
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
there
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
three
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From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, at last, I can skip over the three days at sea, and get to our arrival at Alexandria, because, as I've said, the exciting part began soon after, at Cairo.
too
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From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
veins
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From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were delightful days, for the _Laconia_ is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Still, in spite of Biddy and Monny and the others, and not for them, my heart beat fast when, on the afternoon of the third day out from Naples, the ship brought us suddenly in sight of something strange.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cleopatra, too, was not to be despised as a charmer; and then there was the human interest of the _protegees_, the one with the eyes and the one who had reluctantly developed into the Ship's Mystery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And no man with blood in his veins could help enjoying the society of Brigit O'Brien and Rosamond Gilder.
