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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 DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
acute
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
ahead
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
all
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
always
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
apparently
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
appearing
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
aroused
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
became
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
becoming
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
boat
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
bow
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
box
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
British
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
bulletins
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
chancelleries
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
coast
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
curiosity
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
dashing
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
deck
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
destroyers
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
dinner
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
discussions
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
DROP
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
early
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
easily
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
emperors
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
European
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
exchanging
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
few
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
fishing
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
five
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
floating
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
fowl
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
greeted
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
gulls
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
illogical
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
imaginative
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
increased
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
increasing
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
indicating
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
IRISH
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
keeping
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
kings
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
land
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
late
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
lively
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
logical
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
more
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
Neeland
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
new
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
noon
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
noticed
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
nowhere
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
number
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
numbers
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
olive-wood
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
other
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
out
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
pace
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
passengers
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
personal
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
port
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
posted
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
puffins
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
rose
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
rougher
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
sea
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
several
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
signs
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
smacks
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
sorts
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
speculation
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
speculative
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
starboard
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
stirred
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
subjects
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
swirling
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
table
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
talk
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
tea-time
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
telegrams
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
tension
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
terns
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
then
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
there
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
thoroughly
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
three
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
torpedo
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
tossing
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
trawlers
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
two
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
up
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From this reading The curiosity of the passengers, always easily aroused, became more thoroughly stirred up by the bulletins posted late that afternoon, indicating that the tension between the several European chancelleries was becoming acute, and that emperors and kings were exchanging personal telegrams.
usual
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
Volhynia
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From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
vortex
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From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
waters
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
weed
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From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still there at noon, subjects of speculation among the passengers; and at tea-time their number was increased to five, the three new destroyers appearing suddenly out of nowhere, dead ahead, dashing forward through a lively sea under a swirling vortex of gulls.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
wild
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From this reading There was all sorts of talk on deck and at the dinner table, wild talk, speculative talk, imaginative discussions, logical and illogical.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After breakfast he noticed two British torpedo boat destroyers, one to starboard, the other on the port bow, apparently keeping pace with the _Volhynia_.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE DROP OF IRISH The usual signs of land greeted Neeland when he rose early next morning and went out on deck for the first time without his olive-wood box--first a few gulls, then puffins, terns, and other sea fowl in increasing numbers, weed floating, fishing smacks, trawlers tossing on the rougher coast waters.
