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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
all
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
awnings
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
Ayres
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
Buenos
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
calm
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
carried
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
Cuba
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
DAYBREAK
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
enjoyed
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
Events
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
fast
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
followed
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
frowned
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From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
gave
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
go
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
hardly
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
Kit
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
known
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
Las
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
leisure
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
lounged
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
more
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
Mossamedes
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
Now
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From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
ocean
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
other
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
Palmas
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
ponder
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From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
quietly
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From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
sailed
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
sea
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
see
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
shining
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
sometimes
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From this reading Now he could ponder quietly, he sometimes frowned.
speak
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From this reading Events, so to speak, had followed each other fast; he had let himself go and was carried along.
steadily
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
steamed
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
strange
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From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
swell
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From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was strange, but he began to see that at Las Palmas he had hardly thought at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
voyage
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From this reading DAYBREAK _Mossamedes_ sailed from Cuba for Buenos Ayres, and on the ocean voyage Kit enjoyed more leisure than he had known for long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sea was calm and the ship steamed steadily across the shining swell, he lounged under the awnings and gave himself to thought.
