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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 A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
atmosphere
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
calabash
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
cleansing
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
curry
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
deck
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From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
decks
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
early
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From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
eating
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
few
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
gave
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From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
good-morning
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From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
haunches
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
horizon
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
indolently
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
inspecting
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
lascars
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
lately
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
lazily
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
moist
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
munching
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
ocean
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
oranges
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
others
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
passengers
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
risen
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
sea
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
seated
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
sky
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
Stone
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
sun
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
tints
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From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
together
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From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
undulating
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
up
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From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
vague
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
walked
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From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
warm
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From this reading Everywhere was the warm ocean undulating lazily to the vague horizon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Stone gave me a pleasant good-morning, and we walked together the length of the deck forward.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I was up early, and went on deck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun had risen, and in the moist atmosphere the tints of sky and sea were beautiful.
work
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From this reading A few lascars were still cleansing the decks; others were seated on their haunches between decks, eating curry from a calabash; a couple of passengers were indolently munching oranges; and Stone the quartermaster was inspecting the work lately done by the lascars.
