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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
advantages
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From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
all
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
allowing
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
alreadynounUS /ˈalready/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
altogether
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
BRINGS
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From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
cant
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
condition
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
count
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
course
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
didn't
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
ease
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
eastward
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
enforced
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From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
even
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From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
exasperating
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
excellent
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
extension
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
far
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
favouring
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
gain
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
homeward
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
hung
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
indifferent
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
Just
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
LAST
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From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
lay
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
lengthy
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
light
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
lolling
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
lost
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
made
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
make
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
north-east
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
northern
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
northward
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
PORT
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From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
pranks
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
progress
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
slight
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
stagnating
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
trades
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
tropic
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
unlooked-for
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
usual
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From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
verge
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
very
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From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
wait
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From this reading But even this enforced wait had its advantages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fortunately for us the condition of the skipper didn't count for anything, as we made our usual progress homeward indifferent to his pranks.
week
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The north-east trades hung far to the eastward, allowing us to make an excellent course northward; but, as we were very light, our gain from their favouring cant was slight.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH BRINGS US TO PORT AT LAST.
windless
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From this reading Just upon the northern verge of the tropic we lost them altogether, and lay lolling about in windless, stagnating ease for another week, exasperating all hands at this unlooked-for extension of our already lengthy passage.
