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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 FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
aft
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
approving
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
April
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
belligerent
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
black
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
blown
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
bother
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From this reading The gale saved him the bother of closing it.
broke
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
buckling
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
Caronia
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
closing
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From this reading The gale saved him the bother of closing it.
contented
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
Cunarder
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
deck
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
door
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
down
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
enough
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
entered
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From this reading Opening this by main strength, he entered.
evening
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
face
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
FINAL
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
first-cabin
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
five
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
four
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
gale
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
glanced
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
handkerchief
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
hard
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gale saved him the bother of closing it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
hours
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
INCARNATION
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
interest
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
laugh
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
laughed
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
liberally
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
lowering
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
main
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From this reading Opening this by main strength, he entered.
merely
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
misadventure
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
moment
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
mopped
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
much
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
night's
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
northwesterly
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
o'clock
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
ocean
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
Opening
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From this reading Opening this by main strength, he entered.
out
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
overhung
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
particular
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
passenger
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
permitted
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
playful
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
Queenstown
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
remain
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gale saved him the bother of closing it.
sea
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
shipped
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
shook
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
shower
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
showing
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
side
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
slap
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
smoking-room
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
solitary
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
spattering
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
spray
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
staunch
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Opening this by main strength, he entered.
survey
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
then
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Opening this by main strength, he entered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
tortured
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
undisconcerted
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
upward
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
wave
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
weather
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From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not much of a sea--merely a playful slap of a wave that broke against the staunch black side and glanced upward in a shower of spray, spattering liberally a solitary passenger who had been showing enough interest in the weather to remain on deck until that particular moment.
wind-cloud
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From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Apparently undisconcerted by the misadventure, he shook himself and laughed a sober, contented laugh, found a handkerchief and mopped his face with it, then, with a final approving survey of the lowering and belligerent canopy of wind-cloud that overhung the tortured ocean, permitted himself to be blown aft to the door of the first-cabin smoking-room.
work
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From this reading THE FINAL INCARNATION About five o'clock of an evening in April the Cunarder _Caronia_, four hours out from Queenstown and buckling down to a night's hard work against the northwesterly gale, shipped a sea.
