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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 Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
all
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
boat
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
bound
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
cargo
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
cheerful
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
communicating
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
dark
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
days
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From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
distance
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
eyes
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
find
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From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
incident
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jolly-boat
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From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
journal
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lay
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From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
listened
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From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
man
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
marked
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mate
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mouth
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
mustache
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
once
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
outward
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
period
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
see
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From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
sent
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From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
seven
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From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
Several
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
showed
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From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
shuddered
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From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
sighted
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
slim
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
small
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From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
steam
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
story
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From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
times
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
Venezuela
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
vessels
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
way
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From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She lay to and sent her first mate over to see what could be done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He listened in silence to my story, and shuddered when I showed him the jolly-boat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a slim little man with dark eyes and a small mustache above a cheerful mouth.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Several times during that period we sighted vessels, all outward bound, and once we were within communicating distance of a steam cargo boat on her way to Venezuela.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I find, from my journal, that the next seven days passed without marked incident.
