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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 She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
Antoine
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
away
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
berg
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
came
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From this reading The rest came to-morrow.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
coast
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
condition
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From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
crumpled
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
danger
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From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
doomed
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From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
extreme
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From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
full
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
Gaspe
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
glanced
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
heavy
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From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
hundred
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
iceberg
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
internally
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
land
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From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
means
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From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
miles
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
more
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
mounting
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest came to-morrow.
sea
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From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
side
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
sliding
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
small
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
storm
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From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
sunken
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her condition was one of extreme danger, and the captain was by no means sure that he could make the land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest came to-morrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
to-morrow
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From this reading The rest came to-morrow.
twenty
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From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
up
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
weakest
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If a storm or a heavy sea came on, they were doomed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Antoine struck the sunken iceberg she was not more than one hundred and twenty miles from the coast of Gaspe.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
wound
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From this reading She had not struck it full on, or she would have crumpled up, but had struck and glanced, mounting the berg, and sliding away with a small gaping wound in her side, broken internally where she had been weakest.
