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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 The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
air's
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Alarm
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
all
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We looked around us.
Ashore
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Bald
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
Barren
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Bay
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Beds
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Big
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Black
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Blood-red
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
capped
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Carriage
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
ceased
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From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
change
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
clear
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Craggy
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Crash
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
curtain
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Deep
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
density
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Desolate
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Doubtful
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
feet
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
fifty
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
flat
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Fog
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Going
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
Howitzer
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Ice
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
Ice-Jam
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Inlet
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Island
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Isles
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Jeopardy
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
lain
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
leaving
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Ledges
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
lifts
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Light
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
like
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked around us.
Lower
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Mazard's
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Moss
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
Mountains
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Mounting
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
much
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From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
Mystery
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Novel
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
now
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From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Peak
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
place
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
pretty
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From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
rain
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From this reading The rain had now pretty much ceased.
rapidly
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Rifle
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
rose
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Savage
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
SchoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
sea
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Shot
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Sight
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Snow
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Solution
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
Some
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Strange
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
thirty
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
ThundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
Tides
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
Tremendous
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From this reading Beds of Moss.--A Bald Peak.--An Alarm.--The Schooner in Jeopardy.--The Crash and Thunder of the Ice.--Tremendous Tides.
twenty
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
up
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From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We looked around us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked around us.
Whale
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From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some sudden change took place in the air's density; for the fog, which had all along lain flat on the sea, now rapidly rose up like a curtain, twenty, thirty, fifty feet, leaving all clear below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Fog lifts.--A Whale in Sight.--Craggy Black Mountains capped with Snow.--A Novel Carriage for the Big Rifle.--Mounting the Howitzer.--A Doubtful Shot.--The Lower Savage Isles.--A Deep Inlet.--"Mazard's Bay."--A Desolate Island.--An Ice-Jam.--A Strange Blood-red Light.--Solution of the Mystery.--Going Ashore.--Barren Ledges.
