AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
Cavallanoun
large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
Cousrouf
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From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
crownnounUS /kraʊn/
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
dark-red
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From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
DEPARTUREnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
flagnounUS /flæɡ/
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
grand-sultan's
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From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
handsomer
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From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
navynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
Pachanoun
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
Praousta
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From this reading A new and great event occupied the attention of the inhabitants of Cavalla and Praousta on the following morning.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sailors were attired in glittering uniforms, and on the deck stood a tent embroidered with gold, beneath it a luxurious couch of swelling cushions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A large and magnificent ship had entered the harbor during the night, a vessel of the Turkish navy: its dark-red flag, with the grand-sultan's crown on its dark field, showed it to be such.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The ship was still handsomer than the one on which Cousrouf Pacha had arrived three years before.
