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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 We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
all
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
also
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
Atlantic
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
comfortable
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From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
condition
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
cross
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
days
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
down
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
entire
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
entries
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
exemplary
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
full
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
index
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
lazy
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
Levant
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
manner
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
meager
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
Mediterranean
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
more
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
naturally
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
needed
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From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
note-book
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
now
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
pass
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
people
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
proper
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
prospect
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From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
prove
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
quiet
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
resolved
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
roam
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
satisfied
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From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
sea
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
settled
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
several
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
slow
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
stay-at-home
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
stem
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From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
stern
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From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No more, at least, than from stem to stern of the ship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entries in my note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition), prove.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
then
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
thirty
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
tired
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From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
twenty
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From this reading We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home manner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, and roam no more for twenty or thirty days.
very
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
voyage
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very comfortable prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a long rest.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
weeks
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
width
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From this reading We were at sea now, for a very long voyage--we were to pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic--a voyage of several weeks.
