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50
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
accident
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
action
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
Aleutian
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
any
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
Behring
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
burst
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
constant
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
construction
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
east
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
Fahrenheit
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
floating
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
framework
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
happened
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
Hobson
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
hundred
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
island
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From this reading Could the island last so long?
Islands
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
lagoon
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
land
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could the island last so long?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could the island last so long?
lower
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
mean
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
miles
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
moment
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
more
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
nearest
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
now
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
possible
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
pressed
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
raft
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
rapidly
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From this reading Lieutenant Hobson pressed on the construction of the raft as rapidly as possible, and the lower framework was already floating on the lagoon.
reached
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
Sea
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
six
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Could the island last so long?
southern
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
subject
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
SupposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
temperature
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
tepid
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
three
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
two
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
water
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From this reading Might it not burst open at any moment, subject as it was even now to the constant action of tepid water, the mean temperature of which was more than 50° Fahrenheit?
weeks
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From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
widest
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From this reading widest part of Behring Sea, six hundred miles from the nearest of the Aleutian Islands, and two hundred miles from the nearest land, which was on the east.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Supposing no accident happened, it would be three weeks at least before this southern boundary of Behring Sea could be reached.
