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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 But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
adventure
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
all
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
alter
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
announced
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
back
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
banging
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
carelessness
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
commence
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
crossed
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
door
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
due
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
easy
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
enough
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
exploring
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
farther
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
forth
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
future
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
hard
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
heavier
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From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
high
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
immediate
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
innocent
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
intention
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
intervals
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
Kwaque
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
Kwaque's
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
latch
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
latched
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From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
Makambo
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
manner
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
Michael
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
occurred
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
presence
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
remaining
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
roll
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From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
rolled
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
scarcely
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From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
sea
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
shut
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
slammed
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From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
stateroom
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
sundry
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
swung
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
threshold
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But scarcely was he through, when a heavier roll slammed the door and latched it.
tight-closing
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From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
uncertain
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From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
vicinity
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From this reading Michael crossed the high threshold with the innocent intention of exploring no farther than the immediate vicinity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The adventure that was so to alter the future occurred when Michael, in no uncertain manner, announced to all and sundry his presence on the _Makambo_.
wide
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From this reading As the _Makambo_ rolled on an easy sea the door swung back and forth, remaining wide open for intervals and banging shut but not banging hard enough to latch itself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was due to Kwaque's carelessness, to commence with, for Kwaque left the stateroom without tight-closing the door.
