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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
Angel
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
astern
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
BEFRIENDING
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
boys
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
came
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
close
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
cockpit
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
crossed
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
crowded
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
Dazzler
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
dropping
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
earth
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
ends
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
fairwaynounUS /ˈfɛrweɪ/
a navigable part of a river, harbor, or sea route
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
fast
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
ferry
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
Francisco
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
fro
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
gallant
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
Island
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
Later
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
midst
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
now
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
Oakland
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
OTHER
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
out
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
Pacific
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
passengers
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
passing
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
plowed
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
rioting
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
San
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
sea-breeze
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
see
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
shipping
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
showing
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
side
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
sloop
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
Soon
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
sprung
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
steamers
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From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
two
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From this reading One came so close that the passengers crowded to the side to see the gallant little sloop and the two boys in the cockpit.
up
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From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
vessels
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From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER The afternoon sea-breeze had sprung up and was now rioting in from the Pacific.
water-front
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From this reading Angel Island was fast dropping astern, and the water-front of San Francisco showing up, as the _Dazzler_ plowed along before it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon they were in the midst of the shipping, passing in and out among the vessels which had come from the ends of the earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later they crossed the fairway, where the ferry steamers, crowded with passengers, passed to and fro between San Francisco and Oakland.
