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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 The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
adrift
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
anchor
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
away
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
beach
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
bestowed
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
bitter
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Black
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
blessing
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
bring
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
chapel
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
chief
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
compelled
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
contrary
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
Crown
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
culverins
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
Daidle
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
dark
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
day
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
delayed
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
din
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
Dominie
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
dots
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
ELBE
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From this reading WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
embarkation
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
embarked
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
faded
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
fairly
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
famous
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
fast
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
father's
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
figures
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
finding
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
fired
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Germany
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
grew
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
hand
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
home
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
horologue
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
hurry
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
indistinct
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
invention
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Isle
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
kindly
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
lamentations
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
lay
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
less
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
lessened
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
lingered
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
metal
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
mingled
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
more
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
mother
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
mountains
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
narrow
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
new
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
obstreperous
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
October
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
old
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
parental
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
parting
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
pressure
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
pride
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
promised
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
real
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
receded
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
recollection
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Regulus
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
repress
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Royal
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
SAILnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
sails
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
salute
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
sense
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
set
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
setting
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
shores
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
small
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
sorrow
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
spread
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
St
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
Strathnaver
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
suffocating
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
sun
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From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
tenth
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
then
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
there
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From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
tower
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From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
Unicorn
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SAIL FOR THE ELBE.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The anchor was weighed, and the sails spread; the sun was setting behind the mountains; the shores of the Black Isle receded fast, the figures on the beach lessened to small black dots, and then faded away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My father's tower grew less and less, while the old chapel of St. Regulus, where my mother lay in her dark and narrow home, had long since disappeared.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
winds
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From this reading The culverins of the _Unicorn_ and _Crown Royal_ fired a salute to the chief of Strathnaver as we embarked, on the first day of October, though contrary winds delayed us till the tenth, when we set sail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have an indistinct recollection of feeling then a suffocating sense of sorrow--the more bitter and suffocating because pride compelled me to repress it--sorrow at finding myself fairly adrift from my old parental home; and the pressure of my father's hand, the first kindly pressure it had ever bestowed on mine, yet lingered there; and, amid the din and hurry of the embarkation, I still seemed to hear his parting blessing, mingled with the obstreperous lamentations of old Dominie Daidle, to whom I promised to bring a real metal horologue from Germany, which was then famous for that new invention.
