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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 Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
acquiescence
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From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
American
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
blown
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
bothered
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From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
breeze
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
coast
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
control
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
days
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
doing
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
driftage
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
due
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
eight
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
Elsinore
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
enough
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
fifty
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
Four
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
gale
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
geography
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
gusts
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
heading
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
height
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
hour
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
hundred
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
knots
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
light
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
logged
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
matter
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
miles
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
more
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
much
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
mutineersnounUS /ˈmutineers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
nine
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From this reading In the height of the gusts, in the three days and nights of the gale, we logged as much as eight, and even nine, knots.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
nowhere
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
off
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
out
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
own
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
permitted
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
programme
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From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
rate
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
rolling
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
run
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
sails
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
sensible
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
simple
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From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
South
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From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
stubbornness
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
three
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
Valparaiso
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From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sensible enough in the simple matter of geography to know what I was doing.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What bothered me was the acquiescence of the mutineers in my programme.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four more days have passed; the gale has blown itself out; we are not more than three hundred and fifty miles off Valparaiso; and the _Elsinore_, this time due to me and my own stubbornness, is rolling in the wind and heading nowhere in a light breeze at the rate of nothing but driftage per hour.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They had control of the sails, and yet they permitted me to run for the South American coast.
