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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 Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
again
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
armed
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
came
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
cliff
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
cliffs
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
flash
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
flung
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
flying
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
followed
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From this reading Silence followed storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
glass
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
guns
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
heavy
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
high
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
impact
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
jet
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
manned
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
night
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
out
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
port
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
quivered
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
rain
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
rending
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
report
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
roar
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
ruddy
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
saloon
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
Sea
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
search-light
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
shell
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
shot
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
showed
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
side
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence followed storm.
skylight
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
splinters
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
Spume
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
stared
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
storm
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From this reading Silence followed storm.
Stupefied
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
Then
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From this reading Then out of the night came a flash and a roar.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
two
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
unmoving
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
up
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From this reading The search-light, flung to port, showed, high up on the cliffs, two heavy guns, armed and manned.
vanished
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From this reading A jet of ruddy flame shot from the cliff side toward the _Sea Spume_ and the skylight above the saloon vanished in a rain of splinters and flying glass.
yacht
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
yachtsmen
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From this reading Stupefied, the yachtsmen stared at them, unmoving, till again came a flash and a report and a rending roar as the yacht quivered to the impact of a shell.
