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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 It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
all
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
backbone
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
carried
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
chain-gang
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
comparison
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
dark
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
day
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From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
down
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
dwindled
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
Goanese
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
Greek
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
grew
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
hull
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
inland
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
inside
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
joined
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
likely
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
made
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From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
man
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
matter
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
men
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
necessity
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From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
nerves
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
ordered
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From this reading "In with you!" he ordered.
other
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
out
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
place
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
prickly
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
rattled
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
reached
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
remembered
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From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
screech
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
second
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
setting
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
shout
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
shouting
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
skin
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From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
sound
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
storm
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
then
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From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
true
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
twenty
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
ululating
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
unearthly
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
up
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
very
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From this reading The other Greek and the Goanese joined in the shout, the dark man setting up such an ululating screech that the very storm dwindled into second place in comparison.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
water
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The skin grew prickly all up and down my backbone, and the men on the chain-gang inside the hull began shouting to know what the matter was.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will remembered then that he was captain for the day, and made virtue of necessity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In with you!" he ordered.
yards
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
yelling
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From this reading It was true, the unearthly yelling was carried out over the water, and very likely not a sound of it reached twenty yards inland; but it rattled our nerves, nevertheless.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In with you!" he ordered.
