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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 So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
all
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
black
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
blended
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
boat
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
bridge-stair
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
Broomilaw
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
city
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
clammy
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
coach
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
drizzle
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
embarked
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
evening
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
heaved
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
hull
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From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
large
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From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
lay
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From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
lights
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
men
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
mist
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
myriad
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke.
oars
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one spoke.
Only
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From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
patter
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
rain
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
roar
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
shone
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
spoke
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From this reading No one spoke.
steady
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
stroke
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
three
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
together
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From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
two
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
vaguely
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
waiting
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
washed
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
watermen
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
waters
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From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that evening the three men went in a coach to the Broomilaw together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
wet
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From this reading A boat and two watermen were in waiting at the bridge-stair, and though the evening was wet and chilly they all embarked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only when they lay under the hull of a large ship was the silence broken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The black waters washed and heaved beneath them, the myriad lights shone vaguely through the clammy mist and steady drizzle, and the roar of the city blended with the stroke of the oars and the patter of the rain.
