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25th
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From this reading Sunday, August 25th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
abandoned
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
August
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From this reading Sunday, August 25th.
away
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
blast
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
blown
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
boundless
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
bringing
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
calm
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
came
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
clarity
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
cloudless
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
coloring
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
colors
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
cyclone
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
Diou-djen-dji
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
distance
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
dock
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
exceeding
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
floating
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
freshly
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
harbor
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
hills
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
like
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
manoeuvring
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
minutest
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
mists
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
moorings
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
mountains
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
much
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
o'clock
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
old
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
out
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
painting
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
peculiar
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
presenting
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
prison
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
rain
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
resplendent
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
six
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
sky
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
some
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
space
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
spring
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
Sunday
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From this reading Sunday, August 25th.
swept
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
then
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
torrents
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
transparency
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
Triomphante
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
unseen
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
up
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From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
verdancy
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
vestige
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
void
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
walls
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From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
washed
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After much manoeuvring we took up our old moorings in the harbor, at the foot of the Diou-djen-dji hills.
weather
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From this reading The weather was again calm and cloudless, the sky presenting a peculiar clarity, as if it had been swept by a cyclone, an exceeding transparency bringing out the minutest details in the distance till then unseen; as if the terrible blast had blown away every vestige of the floating mists and left behind it nothing but void and boundless space.
wet
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading About six o'clock, while I was on duty, the 'Triomphante' abandoned her prison walls between the mountains and came out of dock.
woods
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From this reading The coloring of woods and mountains stood out again in the resplendent verdancy of spring after the torrents of rain, like the wet colors of some freshly washed painting.
