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15
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
1835
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
bark
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
broad
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
bunches
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
bundled
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
coves
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
deep
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
discernible
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
distance
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
down
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
driftage
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
driven
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
Eel-grass
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
entangled
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
feet
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
fins
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
fishes
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
five
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
four
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
heaps
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
herbage
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
June
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
Juniper
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
large
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
marine
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
nearly
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
olive-color
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
other
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
out
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
painted
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
pieces
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
recent
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
rolled
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
round
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
Salem
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
sea
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
sea-weed
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
Shoals
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
shore
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
slender
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
small
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
snake-like
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
sometimes
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
stalks
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
strewn
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
there
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
two
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
up
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
vegetables
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From this reading Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,--large marine vegetables, of an olive-color, with round, slender, snake-like stalks, four or five feet long, and nearly two feet broad: these are the herbage of the deep sea.
walk
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From this reading Salem, June 15, 1835.--A walk down to the Juniper.
water
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From this reading Shoals of fishes, at a little distance from the shore, discernible by their fins out of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
winds
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From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds.
wood
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From this reading Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
