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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 KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
admitted
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
altogether
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
beat
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
boats
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
bound
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
bows
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
British
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
Campeador
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
clean
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
coming
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
CONFIDENCEnounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
correillo
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
dark
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
dazzling
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
deck
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
engines
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
English
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
expected
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
eyes
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
find
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
flashed
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
funnel
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
GIVES
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
half-shut
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
harmonised
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
joined
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
justified
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
kept
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
KIT
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
languid
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
mail-boat
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
masts
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
measured
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
Now
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From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
office
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
out
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
prejudices
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
proper
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From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
rhythm
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
roar
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
rolled
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
shining
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
slanted
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
slow
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
smart
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
some
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
Spanish
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From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
speed
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From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, however, she was not steaming at her proper speed.
swell
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
swing
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
Teneriffe
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From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
throb
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From this reading The throb of engines harmonised in a measured rhythm with the roar at the bows, but the beat was slow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he joined the _correillo_ he had not expected to find the Spanish crew kept her clean, but she was as smart as an English mail-boat, and Kit admitted that some of his British prejudices were not altogether justified.
white
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KIT GIVES HIS CONFIDENCE _Campeador_, bound for Teneriffe, rolled with a languid swing across the shining swell.
yellow
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From this reading Her slanted masts and yellow funnel flashed; her boats and deck were dazzling white, and Kit, coming out of his dark office, looked about him with half-shut eyes.
