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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 To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
always
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
avoid
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
away
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
backing
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
bowse
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
brig
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
calves
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
CAPE
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From this reading CAPE FAREWELL.
carry
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From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
cheerful
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
constantly
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
crowd
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
days
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
detached
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
encouraging
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
encumbered
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
faint
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
FAREWELL
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From this reading CAPE FAREWELL.
filling
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
floes
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
follow
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
guess-warp
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
Hartly
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
heard
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
ice
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
lads
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
large
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
lesser
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From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
masses
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
named
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
Now
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
occasions
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
often
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From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
pieces
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
put
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
rush
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
side
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From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
sunken
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
surface
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
tally
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From this reading "Now, my lads--tally on! bowse away upon the guess-warp!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
three
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
thrown
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
thus
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
treacherous
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From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
voice
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
warp
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From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To avoid the lesser floes, we had often to carry a warp to a large one, and track along its side.
weary
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From this reading The cheerful voice of Hartly might always be heard encouraging the faint and weary on these occasions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three days our course was encumbered by masses of broken ice, which seemed to crowd upon and follow us; thus the brig was constantly being put about or thrown in the wind, backing and filling to avoid the large floes and calves, as those treacherous pieces of sunken or detached ice which suddenly rush to the surface are named.
