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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 Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
always
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
annoyed
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From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
approval
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From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
cheers
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
cogitating
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
condemnation
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From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
curious
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
earnest
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From this reading The look was non-committal, yet earnest.
event
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
Falchion
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
fashion
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
Fulvia
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
get
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
Glancing
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
greeted
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
Hungerford
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
impossible
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
ironical
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From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
leaning
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The look was non-committal, yet earnest.
looking
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
man
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
Man's
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
Mrs
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
News
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
non-committal
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From this reading The look was non-committal, yet earnest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
others
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
out
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
preceded
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
rescued
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
saw
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
scrambled
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
Sea
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From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
ship's
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
side
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
slightly
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From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
stairs
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From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it was not approval, it was not condemnation; but it might have been slightly ironical, and that annoyed me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible for him--and it was so always, I believe--to get out of his mind the thought of the man he had rescued on No Man's Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
unusual
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
up
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From this reading Glancing up, I saw Hungerford, among others, leaning over the side, and looking at Mrs. Falchion in a curious cogitating fashion, not unusual to him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The look was non-committal, yet earnest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading News of the event had preceded us to the 'Fulvia', and, as we scrambled out on the ship's stairs, cheers greeted us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The look was non-committal, yet earnest.
