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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 Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
Africa
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
almost
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
Also
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
avoid
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
balmy
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
Baltimore
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
Brazil
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
Cape
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
cloud-flecked
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
coast
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
convinced
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
down
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
easterly
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
eastward
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
easy
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
eight
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
eighteen
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
Elsinore
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
fight
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
Islands
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From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
jammed
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
knots
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
learned
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
light
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
miles
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
north-east
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
occasion
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From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
out
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
raised
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From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
reckoned
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
Roque
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
said
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
San
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From this reading Also, I have learned that the _Elsinore_, in order to avoid being jammed down on Cape San Roque, on the Brazil coast, must first fight eastward almost to the coast of Africa.
sea
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
Seattle
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
sky
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
slipping
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
thousand
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
to-day
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
trade
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
traverse
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From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
Verde
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From this reading On occasion, on this traverse, the Cape Verde Islands are raised.
voyage
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
water
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
West
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From this reading Captain West said he was almost convinced that it was the north-east trade.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks out to-day, on a balmy sea, under a cloud-flecked sky, and slipping an easy eight knots through the water to a light easterly wind.
wonder
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From this reading No wonder the voyage from Baltimore to Seattle is reckoned at eighteen thousand miles.
