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10
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
112
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
2
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
3rd
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From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a cry of fire.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
atmosphere
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
blistering
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
booby-hatch
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
calm
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
cask
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
Computed
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
cry
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From this reading There was a cry of fire.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
degrees
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
disobeyed
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
draw
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
early
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From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
equator
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
fire
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From this reading There was a cry of fire.
followed
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
gone
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
hours
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
light
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
longitude
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
minutes
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
numbered
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
position
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
proper
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
result
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
roasted
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
rules
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
sailor
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
sea
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
some
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
temperature
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
There
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From this reading There was a cry of fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
tropical
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
unfaithful
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
unimaginable
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From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the early morning of the 3rd of May.
varnish
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From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
vessel's
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From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cry of fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The proper result followed, and the vessel's hours were numbered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Computed position of the ship 112 degrees 10 minutes longitude, latitude 2 degrees above the equator; no wind, no sea--dead calm; temperature of the atmosphere, tropical, blistering, unimaginable by one who has not been roasted in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An unfaithful sailor had disobeyed the rules and gone into the booby-hatch with an open light to draw some varnish from a cask.
