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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 It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
amused
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From this reading Mrs. Wishart was amused and yet half provoked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
APPLEDORE
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From this reading APPLEDORE.
attend
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
August
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
bright
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
companion
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
day
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
developments
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Wishart was amused and yet half provoked.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
Isles
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
land
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
Lois's
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
made
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
most
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
movements
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
Mrs
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
nature
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
New
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
novelty
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
ocean
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
Portsmouth
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
Presence
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
provoked
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From this reading Mrs. Wishart was amused and yet half provoked.
sea
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
Shoals
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
sight
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
steamed
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
vast
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
very
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
warm
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
well-nigh
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From this reading She wanted nothing, she could well-nigh attend to nothing, but the movements and developments of this vast and mysterious Presence of nature.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
Wishart
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Wishart was amused and yet half provoked.
York
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From this reading It was Lois's first sight of the sea, for the journey from New York had been made by land; and the ocean, however still, was nothing but a most wonderful novelty to her.
young
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From this reading It was a very bright, warm August day when Mrs. Wishart and her young companion steamed over from Portsmouth to the Isles of Shoals.
