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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 GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
All
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
anchor
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
ANCHORAGEnounUS /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
anchors
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
angles
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
attempt
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
back
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
boys
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
carefully
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
carried
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
chain
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
cockpit
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From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
Dazzler
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
deceitfully
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
down
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
dropped
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
eased
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
easily
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
encouraged
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
evening
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
example
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
feet
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
French
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
hundred
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
imminent
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
Joe
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From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
moorings
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
more
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
nearly
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
night
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
ordered
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
out
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
oyster-boats
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
Pete
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
put
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
quantity
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
ran
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
ride
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
risk
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
rode
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
rolled
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
rope
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
SAILORS
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
second
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
set
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
shelter
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From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
skiff
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
spare
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From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
stretch
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From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
swamping
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
then
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From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, and the example set by French Pete, encouraged the rest of the oyster-boats to attempt to ride out the night; but they looked carefully to their moorings and put out spare anchors.
two
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From this reading French Pete ordered the two boys into the skiff, and, at the imminent risk of swamping, they carried out a second anchor, at nearly right angles to the first one, and dropped it over.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
water
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From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading French Pete then ran out a great quantity of chain and rope, so that the _Dazzler_ dropped back a hundred feet or more, where she rode more easily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a wild stretch of water which Joe looked upon from the shelter of the cockpit.
WILD
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From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE All afternoon the _Dazzler_ pitched and rolled at her anchorage, and as evening drew on the wind deceitfully eased down.
