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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 The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
aching
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
beam
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
bleak
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
bone
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
bruised
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
calm
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
came
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
deck
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
easterly
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From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
Elsinore
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
end
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From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
fallen
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
for'ard
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
greeting
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
hours
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
Island
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From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
jagged
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
land
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
Mellaire
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
Mellaire's
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
miserably
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
more
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
Mr
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
muscle
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
out
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
peaks
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
pointed
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
price
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
rolled
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
said
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From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
sails
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
several
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
sixty
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
slatting
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
spread
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From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
starboard
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire pointed for’ard of our starboard beam.
Staten
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From this reading “Staten Island, the easterly end of it,” said Mr. Mellaire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
tossed
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
weary
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From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What price tobacco?” was Mr. Mellaire’s greeting, when I came on deck this morning, bruised and weary, aching in every bone and muscle from sixty hours of being tossed about.
white
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From this reading I could make out a bleak land of white and jagged peaks.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had fallen to a dead calm toward morning, and the Elsinore, her several spread sails booming and slatting, rolled more miserably than ever.
