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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 Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
ago
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
Ah
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
All
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
arms
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
Asleep
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
away
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
baby
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
Bering
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
billow
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
black
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
called
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
combers
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
curl
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
downward
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
ease
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
East
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
find
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
flipperling
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
green
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
happened
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
hollows
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
hush
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
Island
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
looks
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
Lullaby
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
meets
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
moon
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
night
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
North
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
Novastoshnah
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
o'er
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
Oh
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
overtake
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
Paul
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
pillow
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
place
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
rustle
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From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
Sea
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
Seal
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
seas
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
several
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
shark
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
slow-swinging
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
soft
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
sparkled
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
St
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
storm
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
then
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
things
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
wake
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From this reading The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas!
waters
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From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
weary
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
wee
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From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow, Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease!
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The White Seal Oh! hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green.
years
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From this reading Seal Lullaby All these things happened several years ago at a place called Novastoshnah, or North East Point, on the Island of St. Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea.
