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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
avenues
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
awful
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
back
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
BAY
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
BLACK
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
blind
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
break
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From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
bright
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From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
broke
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
called
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From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
comes
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
death
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
describe
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
dodged
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
eddies
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
enough
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
five
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
Green
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
happened
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
heaps
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From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
heart
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
hedged
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
hours
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
Kermorvan
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
menace
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
nightmares
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
POOL
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
races
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
reefs
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
rocks
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
round
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
seas
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
seized
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
sick
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
sight
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
six
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
spray
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
Stones
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
strong
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
sucking
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
swept
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
there
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
tide
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
twist
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From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
wander
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
water
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From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
wet
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
whirlpools
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From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
