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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 Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
all
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
Azores
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
became
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
belief
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
board
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
call
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
coal
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
day
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
days
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAD MAN’S RAFT.
desire
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
disclose
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
earnestness
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
Episode
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
fever
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
firemen
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
Grande
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
guilty
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
infected
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
loss
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
making
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
man
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
MAN'S
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From this reading DEAD MAN’S RAFT.
Maria
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
men
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
Northward
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
offence
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
port
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
Porto
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
prudent
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
quest
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
RAFT
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From this reading DEAD MAN’S RAFT.
regarded
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From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
Santa
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
sea
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
sights
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
single
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
sounds
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
spent
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
stoke-hold
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
sunny
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From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
very
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From this reading The fever of the quest had infected the very firemen in the stoke-hold.
Voyage
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When our prudent Captain insisted that we must call at Porto Grande to coal, I believe that we regarded him as guilty of an offence against our earnestness.
White
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
Wings
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From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _The Voyage to the Azores and an Episode._ So the desire of every man on board the _White Wings_ became that of making the port of Santa Maria without the loss of a single day.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My men spent the sunny days peering Northward as though the sea would disclose to them sights and sounds beyond all belief wonderful.
