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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 ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE.
admiration
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
alarming
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
back
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
board
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
bottom
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
brig
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
brig's
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
bubbled
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
came
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
Cary's
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
chatting
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
chickens
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
close
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
coming
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
counter
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
day
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
Don't
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
down
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
driven
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
due
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
dusky
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
far
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
floated
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
flooded
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
full
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
gazing
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
Hans
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
Hartly
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
huge
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
hull
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
Jack
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
keeping
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
laughed
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
leaning
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
Leda
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
lie
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
lightly
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
like
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
listlessly
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
making
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
mill-race
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
minute
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
Mother
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
north-east
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
old
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
Orkney
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
pace
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
pouring
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
rose
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
sank
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
saying
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
shining
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
ship's
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
sides
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
slowly
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
southward
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
started
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From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
tacks
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
then
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
torrents
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
trimmed
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
tripping
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
uppermost
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
veered
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its appearance was so sudden and alarming, that I started back; but Hartly laughed, saying, "Don't mind him, Jack; he is not coming on board."
water
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
waves
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
weather-quarter
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
west
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From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
WHALE
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From this reading ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE.
whaleman
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From this reading For a full minute he floated in the water, keeping pace with the brig, to the great admiration of our old Orkney whaleman, Hans, and then sank slowly down--down far below.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
white
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From this reading Hartly and I were leaning over the weather-quarter, chatting and gazing listlessly at the white water that bubbled like a flooded mill-race under the brig's counter, while Mother Cary's chickens came tripping lightly after us, when suddenly a huge whale (like a ship's hull, bottom uppermost) rose from the waves close by us, with the water pouring in torrents from its dusky and shining sides.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day the wind veered due west, and we trimmed the _Leda_, to lie close to it, making long tacks to the southward, as we had been driven so far to the north-east.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE.
