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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 He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
ahead
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
astern
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
away
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
black
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
boom
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
bore
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
brows
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
cabin
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
carrying
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
close-reefed
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
cockpit
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
daunt
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From this reading He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
enough
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From this reading He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
faded
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
firth
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From this reading He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
foaming
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
fro
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
glasses
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
hard
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
head
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
heavy
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
held
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
helm
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
high
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
jibe
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
knitted
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
lifting
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
like
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
lips
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
lurched
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
mainsail
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
mast
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
moonlight
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
night
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
oilskins
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
Pale
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
ran
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
rattling
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
risk
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
rolling
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
Rowan
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
savage
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
saw
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From this reading He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
sea
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
searched
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
seas
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
set
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
shot
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
small
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
Solway
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
spray
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
steadied
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
steer
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
storm-jib
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
stranger
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From this reading He saw enough to daunt a stranger to the firth.
swung
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
top
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From this reading Andrew stood in the cockpit, with the spray rattling like shot on his oilskins, his night glasses steadied on the cabin top as he searched the sea ahead.
trembled
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
up
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
water
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
Whitney
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
Whitney's
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From this reading The small storm-jib ran water as it swung above the seas, and the black, close-reefed mainsail lurched to and fro, lifting its heavy boom high above Whitney's head, at the risk of carrying away the mast if he let it jibe across.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
WRECK
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From this reading THE WRECK Pale moonlight trembled across the foaming sea and faded again as the _Rowan_, rolling hard, bore up for the Solway.
yacht
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From this reading Whitney held the helm, his lips set and his brows knitted, for with the savage wind astern the yacht was hard to steer.
