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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 shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
all
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From this reading The darkness swallowed it all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
bellying
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
black
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
bows
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
burst
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
Castro's
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
clothing
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
coming
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
crown
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
darkness
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From this reading The darkness swallowed it all.
descending
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
detonation
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
drops
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
expanse
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
falling
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
far
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
feet
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
fell
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
force
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
front
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
gentle
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
hat
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
heads
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
heap
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
hiss
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
huddled
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The darkness swallowed it all.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
light
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
loud
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
low
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
made
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
mingled
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
muffled
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
off
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
outlined
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
patter
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
perpendicularly
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
pointed
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
reposing
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
rolled
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
rumbling
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
sea
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
Seraphina
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
sheets
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
shower
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
sit
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
steady
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From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
stern
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
strip
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From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, mingled with a loud detonation right over our heads, a burst of light outlined under the bellying strip of our sail the pointed crown of Castro’s hat, reposing on a heap of black clothing huddled in the bows.
swallowed
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From this reading The darkness swallowed it all.
swung
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From this reading I swung Seraphina in front of me, and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
vast
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From this reading Sometimes the muffled rumbling stopped, and let us hear plainly the gentle hiss and the patter of the drops falling upon a vast expanse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shower fell on us, around us, descending perpendicularly, with a steady force; and the thunder rolled far off, as if coming from under the sea.
