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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 “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
a-turning
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
away
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
back
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
Barebone
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
cabin
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
came
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From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
Clubbe
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
Colville
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
darkness
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
door
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
doorway
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
doorways
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From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
Dormer
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
dragged
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
face
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
fingers
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
hand
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
hold
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
impassive
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
Juliette's
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
lamp
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
light
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
like
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
made
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
oddly
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
out
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
rigging
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From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
said
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
shipmate's
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
sir
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
sleep
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
song
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From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
sound
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
spoke
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From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
staring
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
then
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
Tide's
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
turned
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
unceremoniously
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From this reading Barebone had unceremoniously dragged his hand away from the hold of Juliette's fingers.
voice
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
walking
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From this reading He stood staring out into the darkness like one who is walking in his sleep.
well-known
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From this reading He made a step back and then turned toward the door at the sound of his shipmate's well-known voice.
white
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From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Tide's a-turning, sir,” said a voice at the open doorway of the cabin, and Captain Clubbe turned his impassive face toward Dormer Colville, who looked oddly white beneath the light of the lamp.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one spoke, and through the open doorways no sound came to them but the song of the wind through the rigging.
