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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 sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
approached
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
archer
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
arrows
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
bank
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
billows
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
black
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
bow
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
calmer
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From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
cheerful
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
clouds
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
compared
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
crests
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
day
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From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
direction
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
distance
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
eleven
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
followed
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
following
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From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
full
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
gale
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From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
high
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
impatiently
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From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
kept
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From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
knot
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
like
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
look-outs
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From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
o'clock
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
orange
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
others
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
plunging
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
ran
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
rays
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
risen
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
rolling
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
sails
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
sea
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
set
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
shot
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
signalled
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
skillful
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
somewhat
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From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
speed
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
sun
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
then
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
tingeing
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
two
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
vessels
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From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
view
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From this reading Towards eleven o’clock in the morning a ship, with sails full set, was signalled as in view; two others followed at the distance of about half a knot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following day was somewhat calmer, although the gale still continued.
Watch
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From this reading Watch was impatiently kept from the different look-outs.
waves
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From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun had, however, risen through a bank of orange clouds, tingeing with its cheerful rays the crests of the black waves.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They approached like arrows shot from the bow of a skillful archer; and yet the sea ran so high that their speed was as nothing compared to the rolling of the billows in which the vessels were plunging first in one direction and then in another.
