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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 She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
Allow
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From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
bending
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
better
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
brilliantly
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
close
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From this reading The deck saloon is close by.
Coxeter
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
deck
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From this reading The deck saloon is close by.
get
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
gruffly
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deck saloon is close by.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
large
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
lead
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From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
lighted
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
ma'am
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
made
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
man
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
Nan
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From this reading Nan rose obediently.
obediently
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From this reading Nan rose obediently.
officer
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
other
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
petty
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
progress
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
rather
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
rose
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From this reading Nan rose obediently.
roused
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
said
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
saloon
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From this reading The deck saloon is close by.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
shelter
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
side
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
slow
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From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
startled
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deck saloon is close by.
think
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
voice
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the petty officer on one side and Coxeter on the other, she made a slow progress across the deck, and so to the large, brilliantly lighted saloon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Allow me to lead you to it."
you'd
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From this reading She was roused, rather startled, by a man bending over her, while a voice said gruffly, "I think, ma'am, that you'd better get into shelter.
