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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 ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
always
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
blew
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
cabin
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
chart
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
clear
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
don't
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
down
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
E
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
East
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
Eimeo
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
epitome
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
face
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
going
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
hair's-breadth
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
Hay
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
head
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
hole
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
hope
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
I'm
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
knock
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
labours
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
laid
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
lie
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
makes
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
Mr
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
near
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
no'the
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
north
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
Now
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
out
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
Paumotus
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
raising
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
reckoning
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
ruler
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
S
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
said
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From this reading 'East a half no'the,' said he, raising his face from his labours.
sat
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
ship's
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From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
South
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
straight
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
that's
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
touch
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From this reading I'm going to knock a hole right straight through the Paumotus, and that's always a near touch.
Trade
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From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
want
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
watch
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ship's head was laid to clear Eimeo to the north, and the captain sat down in the cabin, with a chart, a ruler, and an epitome.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now, if this South East Trade ever blew out of the S.E., which it don't, we might hope to lie within half a point of our course.
yard
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
you'll
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From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Mr Hay, you'll have to watch your dead reckoning; I want every yard she makes on every hair's-breadth of a course.
