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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 wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
all
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
anchorage
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
appearance
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
black
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
blew
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
board
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
CAMP
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From this reading OUR CAMP.
cloud
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
clouds
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
constantly
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
davits
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
down
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
enough
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
fierce
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
fine
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
following
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
gale
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
got
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
great
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
gusts
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
heavy
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
hoisted
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
howled
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
intending
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
island
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
leaky
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
lee
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
lifeboat
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
looked
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
masses
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
morning
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
mountains
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
night
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
North
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
north-east
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
noticed
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR CAMP.
pace
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
quite
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
raging
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
ravine
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
repair
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From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
Sea
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
seawards
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
sky
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
smooth
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
Still
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
storm
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
sweeping
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From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
travelling
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From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Still, it was quite smooth at our anchorage under the lee of the island, and we noticed that seawards the sky looked fine enough, and the clouds were travelling at no great pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the night fierce gusts blew down the ravine from the north-east, and black masses of cloud were constantly sweeping across the mountains.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We hoisted our leaky lifeboat into the davits when we got on board, intending to repair her on the following morning.
wind
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
wintry
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From this reading The wind howled as it does in a wintry gale on the North Sea, and, to all appearance, a heavy storm was raging.
