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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 A CHALLENGE FROM A WOMAN.
affected
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
ambition
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
back
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
begin
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
bows
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading A CHALLENGE FROM A WOMAN.
confess
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
days
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
deny
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
dirty
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
Dr
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
earliest
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
Fabos
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A CHALLENGE FROM A WOMAN.
given
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
grey
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
heart
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From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
joins
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
just
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
knots
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
like
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
low-lying
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
mariners
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
mastery
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From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
merriment
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
new
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
own
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From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
painted
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
provokes
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
rounded
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
say
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
shark's
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship is entirely one after my own heart.
stern
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
torpedo
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
true
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
turbine
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
twenty-five
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From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We are painted a dirty grey, and have the true torpedo bows—to say nothing of our low-lying stern rounded like a shark’s back and just as formidable to look upon when we begin to make our twenty-five knots.
White
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not deny that an ambition of mastery has affected me from my earliest days.
Wings
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
WOMAN
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From this reading A CHALLENGE FROM A WOMAN.
Yacht
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
youthful
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos joins his Yacht “White Wings.”_ I had given the name of _White Wings_ to my new turbine yacht, and this, I confess, provokes the merriment of mariners both ancient and youthful.
