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200
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
abaft
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
all
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
Ariadne
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
away
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
bent
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
breeze
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
British
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
bubbles
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
deck
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
detect
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
drenched
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
earth
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
flood
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
gentle
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
glide
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
glittering
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
h
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
happening
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
heaven
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
hemisphere
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
large
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
leaning
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
lowered
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
mainmast
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
mid-summer
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
moonlight
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
motion
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
motors
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
moved
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
night
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
NOSTRUM
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
only
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
p
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
perceptible
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
progress
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
rail
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
rare
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
ripples
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
sails
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
scarcely
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
sea
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
square
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
stowed
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
strong
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
surrounding
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
swell
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
There
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
tide
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
twin
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From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _Ariadne_ had a strong flood tide under her, and her 200-h.p. twin motors were stopped.
unnoticeable
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
used
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
warm
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
watching
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
waters
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From this reading THE NOSTRUM The hemisphere of heaven was drenched in moonlight, and--rare happening either on British earth or on the waters surrounding it, in mid-summer--the night was warm.
waves
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From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no waves, no ripples, nothing but a scarcely perceptible swell.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
yacht
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From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
yard
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From this reading The gentle breeze, unnoticeable on deck, was abaft; all the sails had been lowered and stowed except the large square sail bent on a yard to the mainmast and never used except with such a wind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the midst of the glittering sea the yacht moved without the appearance of motion; only by leaning over the rail and watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect her progress.
