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Abraham
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
all
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
Barton
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From this reading Bernard Barton.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard Barton.
board
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
came
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
canoes
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
canvas
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
changeful
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
day
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
days
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
farewell
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From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
fears
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
final
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
fleeting
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
friendship's
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
fulfilment
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
group
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
harbours
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
Heaving-to
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
hope
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
hostages
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
islands
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
just
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
knell
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
leaving
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
life's
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
meet
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
offing
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
prove
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
respective
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
say
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
sever
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
shrink
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From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
sight
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
three
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
treaty
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
twere
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
vain
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
Waally's
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From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
waiting
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From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
Whene'er
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From this reading As if 'twere friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever--hope may say, We part--to meet again."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abraham went under short canvas, and she was just three days, running dead before the wind, ere she came in sight of Waally's islands.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heaving-to to windward of the group, the canoes all passed into their respective harbours, leaving the schooner in the offing, with the hostages on board, waiting for the fulfilment of the treaty.
word
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From this reading "Nay, shrink not from the word 'farewell!'
