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air-flapping
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From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
any
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
Arangi
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
beak
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
beating
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
channel
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
claw
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
coral
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
crashing
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From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
crouching
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
deck
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
display
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
eyes
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
footing
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
forgot
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From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
growls
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
hawk
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
heeling
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
Jerry
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From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
kept
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
low
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
mainsail
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
maintain
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
Meringe
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From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
monster
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From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
movement
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
narrow
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
needed
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From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
out
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
patches
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
remembered
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
sharp
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
slippery
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
spring
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
struggling
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From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
teeth
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry quite forgot Meringe for the time being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
trade
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From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Jerry, crouching for the spring and ever struggling to maintain his footing on the slippery, heeling deck, kept his eyes on the mainsail and uttered low growls at any display of movement on its part.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
watching
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From this reading This air-flapping, thunder- crashing monster needed watching.
well
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From this reading As he well remembered, the hawk had been sharp of beak and claw.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Arangi_ was beating out between the coral patches of the narrow channel into the teeth of the brisk trade wind.
