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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 WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
all
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
approach
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
CROOKHAVEN
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
dark
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From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
day
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
dinner
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
eighth
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
heard
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
lady
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
land
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
LANDS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
laughed
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
LONDON
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
Mr
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
near
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
New
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
night
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
o'clock
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
off
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
PROCEEDS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
Queenstown
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
quick
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
rather
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From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
remarkably
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
sat
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
say
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
see
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
seven
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
sit
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
six
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
Solomons
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
sorry
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
too
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From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
up
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From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
wanted
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From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sorry that we were to approach the land by night, for I wanted to see it.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST LANDS AT CROOKHAVEN, AND PROCEEDS TO LONDON.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be rather too dark to see anything," I added.
York
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From this reading WE had a remarkably pleasant and quick passage, and on the eighth day from New York, while we were at dinner, I heard the captain say to a lady who sat near him, that we should be off Queenstown the next morning, at six or seven o'clock.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can see it if you choose to sit up all night," laughed Mr. Solomons.
