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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 Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
Atlantic
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
Azores
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
BETRAY
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From this reading THE SKIES BETRAY.
breath
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
brilliant
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From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
carry
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
changed
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
cloudless
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
Comes
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
day
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
Diamond
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
escape
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
following
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
gleaming
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
heat
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From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
horizon
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
Message
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
mirror
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
month
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
Porto
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
purest
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
saw
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
scene
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
sea
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
sheeted
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
silent
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
silver
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
SKIES
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From this reading THE SKIES BETRAY.
Southern
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From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
splendid
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From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
springtime
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
sunshine
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From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKIES BETRAY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
torrid
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From this reading The morning is a brilliant morning of torrid heat and splendid sunshine.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
vast
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From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
Villa
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
White
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
Wings
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea about us is a sea gleaming as a sheeted mirror of the purest silver; a vast, still, silent sea, with a cloudless horizon and a breath as of Southern springtime.
yacht
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From this reading The yacht _White Wings_ is changed but little since last you saw her at Villa do Porto.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A Message Comes from the Diamond Ship._ I shall carry you next to a scene in the Southern Atlantic, to a day in the month following my escape from the Azores.
