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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 And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
abeamadverbUS /əˈbiːm/
at right angles to a ship’s side
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
all
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
angle
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
any
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
awakened
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
beds
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
best
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
breeze
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
canvas
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
chains
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
CHANNEL
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From this reading DOWN CHANNEL.
cleared
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
cots
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
cries
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
crowded
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
deck
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
deposited
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
distance
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
disturbers
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN CHANNEL.
flanking
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
Foreland
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
going
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
green
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
groaning
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
haul
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
heels
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
hoarse
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
lee
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
makes
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
making
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
massive
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
Meteor
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
movables
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
night
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
noise
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
novel
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
o'clock
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
passengers
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
port-holes
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
quarter
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
reason
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
round
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
rushing
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
sailing
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
six
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
sleeping
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
slept
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
slumbers
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
some
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
sounded
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
South
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
spanking
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
starboard
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
strange
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
together
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
trampings
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From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
veiled
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
water
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From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
weigh
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
weight
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From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And hoarse cries sounded, and the flanking of massive chains, and the strange groaning a ship makes when she heels over to a weight of canvas.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At six o’clock next morning the sleeping passengers were awakened by cries and trampings which, to some of them at least, were novel disturbers of their slumbers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They might have told the reason of all this noise without going on deck; for those who slept in cots found the deck making an angle with their beds, and the lee port-holes veiled with rushing green water, and all the movables crowded together at any distance from where they had been deposited the night before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
Yes
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From this reading Yes! the “Meteor” was under weigh, with a spanking breeze on the starboard quarter, which she would haul round abeam--her best point of sailing--when she had cleared the South Foreland.
