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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 No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
appear
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
bells
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
black
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
boat
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
boats
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
bringing
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
calling
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
cathedral
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
clear
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
Croonah
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Croonah's
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
devotion
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading What have we made each other?
flying
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
gesticulating
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
harbour
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Harrington's
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have we made each other?
heads
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
houseflag
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
laughing
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
leisurely
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
letter-bag
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
Luke
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
made
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From this reading What have we made each other?
mails
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
Maltese
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
missive
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
more
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
moved
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Mrs
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
other
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From this reading What have we made each other?
Papists
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
pier
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
place
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
prow
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
quarrelling
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
rowers
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
steps
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Valetta
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
vivacity
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
water
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
way
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What have we made each other?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have we made each other?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
