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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 storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
angry
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
bay
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
became
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
dangerous
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
drifting
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
fury
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
hour
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
hurricane
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
including
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
lashing
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE WALDO.
lay
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
lower
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
mate
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
men
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
merely
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE WALDO.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
only
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
paralyzed
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
passenger
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
piling
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
quarter-deck
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
raged
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
rocks
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
rudder-head
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
seaman
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
shattered
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
Six
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From this reading Six men, including the captain and the passenger, lay paralyzed on the quarter-deck.
squall
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
steward
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
storm
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
swept
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
tempest
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE WALDO.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
There
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
three
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From this reading There were only three left--the mate, the steward, and one seaman.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
uninterrupted
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
unmanageable
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
up
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
vessel
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
violence
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
WALDO
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE WALDO.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
waters
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
waves
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
wheel
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From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the time the tempest struck the Waldo, she had been drifting towards the dangerous rocks; and when the wheel and rudder-head were shattered, the vessel became unmanageable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
wild
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From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The storm which swept over the waters of the lower bay, lashing them into a wild fury, and piling up the angry waves upon them, was not merely a squall; it was a hurricane, which raged for half an hour with uninterrupted violence.
