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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 It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
all
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From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
curl
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From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
driving
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
dropped
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
falling
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From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
fog
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From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
GRIM
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From this reading GRIM HOWLS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
hand
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
heartier
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
HOWLS
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From this reading GRIM HOWLS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
inhospitable
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
Lass
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
long-desired
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
making
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From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
mist
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
news
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
poop
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
prayer
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
rose
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
seen
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
sent
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
setting
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From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
shore
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
shreds
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
smoke
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From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
spread
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
thanks
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
thickened
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
up
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From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
upward
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From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
watching
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From this reading Ruth and I stood on the poop, hand in hand, watching that long-desired shore until the fog had thickened and the wind dropped.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a curl of smoke went upward from all its length.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an inhospitable shore, seen through the shreds of mist that were driving in on us, but never was a heartier prayer of thanks sent up than that which rose from the "Lass" when the news had spread.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was falling and a fog setting in, so that we were long in making the shore, which seemed deserted.
