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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 WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
African
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
awnings
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
blew
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
bridge
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
Brown
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
burns
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
calm
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
canvas
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
chart
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
coast
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
dark
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
dew
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
dripped
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
faint
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
find
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
frowned
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
glasses
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
haunts
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
Heavy
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
hot
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
knew
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
leaned
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From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
Lister
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
malaria
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
marks
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
material
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
mouths
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
mused
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From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
night
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
noted
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
now
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
places
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
rails
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From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
rippling
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
river
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
searched
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
shadowy
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
smell
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
sour
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
strange
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
sun
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
Terrier's
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
then
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
trickled
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From this reading Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun.
trying
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From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
voyage
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From this reading Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
water
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
West
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From this reading Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart.
WRECK
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From this reading THE WRECK The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell.
