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all
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
alongside
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
anxious
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
arrive
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
blow
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
bottom
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
break
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
brig
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
cold
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
control
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
coral
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
crush
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
cry
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
curse
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
death's
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
degree
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
distinctly
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
dying's
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
fear's
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
feared
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
fixed
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
getting
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
grinding
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
groan
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
heard
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
heaving
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
high
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
horrid
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
impatient
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
instant
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
lay
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
Lee
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From this reading Matthew Lee.
lessening
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
man's
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
Matthew
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From this reading Matthew Lee.
men
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
Montefalderon
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
more
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
murderer's
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
panting
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
power
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
prayer
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
rage
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
rending
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
ruins
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
screams
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
Señor
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From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
sigh
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
Spike
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
strife
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
sweat
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
there
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
throttled
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From this reading The screams of rage, the groan, the strife, The blow, the grasp, the horrid cry, The panting, throttled prayer for life, The dying's heaving sigh, The murderer's curse, the dead man's fixed, still glare, And fear's and death's cold sweat--they all are there.
timber
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
touched
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
up
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From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were getting impatient and anxious to the last degree, and the power of Señor Montefalderon to control them was lessening each instant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They heard the rending of timber, and the grinding on the coral, even more distinctly than the captain himself, and feared that the brig would break up while they lay alongside of her, and crush them amid the ruins.
yawl
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From this reading It was high time that Captain Spike should arrive when his foot touched the bottom of the yawl.
