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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 young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
anchored
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
angle
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
bay
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
black
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
bright
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
broad
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
came
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
chased
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
chimneys
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
cloud
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
dark
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
departing
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
door
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From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
doubled
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
drifted
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
dropped
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
far
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
fishing-boat
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
flashing
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
four
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
glided
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
glory
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
gorgeous
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
green
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
jewelled
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
lay
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
lights
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
luminous
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
lustre
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
masts
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
moon
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
noiselessly
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
other
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
paler
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
passing
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
path
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
penetrate
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
realm
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
red
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
reflected
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
reflection
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
sat
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From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
silently
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
single
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
steamer
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
surface
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From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
tea
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From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
Then
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
tract
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
waves
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From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
western
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From this reading They sat again beside the western door, after tea.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The shadow of its masts was on the luminous surface, while their reflection lay at a different angle, and seemed to penetrate far below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous lustre; its red and green lights were doubled in the paler waves, its four reflected chimneys chased each other among the reflected masts.
wonder
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From this reading This jewelled wonder passing, a single fishing-boat drifted silently by, with its one dark sail; and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone.
yacht
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
young
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From this reading The young moon came from a cloud and dropped a broad path of glory upon the bay; a black yacht glided noiselessly in, and anchored amid this tract of splendor.
