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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 A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
all
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
anchor
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From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
Animal
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
aroused
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Atlantic
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Attack
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
avoid
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Barren
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
beating
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
blowing
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
bore
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
cable
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
captured
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
chased
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
Close
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Den
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
died
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From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
dispersed
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
driving
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
dropped
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From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
dull
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From this reading It was dull work.
Esquimaux
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
falls
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
fathoms
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From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
five
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
forty-three
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From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
guess
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
hawse
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
heavy
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
hour
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Howitzer
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
ice
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dull work.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
knots
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
mainland
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
near
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
night
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
noisy
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
north
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
out
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
Palmleaf
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
patches
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
rate
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
rattling
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
Savages
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
Shave
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
Shore
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
side
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
slept
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
soundly
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
Strange
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind had died out, and they had dropped the anchor in forty-three fathoms.
thick
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
threatened
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
turned
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
Twau-ve
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
twelve
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From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
two
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From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
up
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From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dull work.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We turned in at twelve, and slept soundly till five, when the noisy rattling of the cable through the hawse aroused us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To avoid the thick patches of heavy ice which were this afternoon driving out toward the Atlantic, we bore up quite near the mainland on the north side, and continued beating on, with the wind north all night, at the rate of--at a guess--two knots per hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Barren Shore, and a Strange Animal, which is captured by blowing up its Den.--Palmleaf falls in with the Esquimaux, and is chased by them.--"_Twau-ve!_"--"A Close Shave."--An Attack threatened.--The Savages dispersed with the Howitzer.
work
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From this reading It was dull work.
