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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 Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
aghast
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
amazement
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
caught
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
crest
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
crew
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
dangling
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
DERELICT
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From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE DERELICT.
feet
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE DERELICT.
first
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
headlong
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
horror
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
hull
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
lieutenant
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
long
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
luckless
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
made
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
officer
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE DERELICT.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
reach
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
recovered
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
rolling
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
rope
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
sea
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
speedily
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
Springing
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From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
surge
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
swept
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE DERELICT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
There
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing to his feet, the officer made a grasp for the dangling rope.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
violent
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
wave
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From this reading Before he could reach it, a long wave swept along the rolling hull and caught the whaleboat upon its crest.
went
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From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
whaleboat
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
wits
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From this reading The lieutenant and the crew of the whaleboat, at first aghast with horror and amazement, speedily recovered their wits.
wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading There was a surge and a violent wrench, and over went the luckless officer headlong into the sea.
