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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 It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
approached
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
assertion
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
blew
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
bow
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
bowels
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
Burning
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
Captain
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
casting
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
column
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
conflagration
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
crackling
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
devouring
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
distance
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
double
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
enough
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From this reading "Near enough!" exclaimed Captain Jeremy.
Even
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Near enough!" exclaimed Captain Jeremy.
fire
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
flames
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
floating
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
gigantic
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
glow
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
glow-worms
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
hear
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
height
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
hour
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
inferno
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
issued
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
Jeremy
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From this reading "Near enough!" exclaimed Captain Jeremy.
Jeremy's
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
large
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
leeward
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
licked
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
like
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
line
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
lurid
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
masts
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
miles
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
mounting
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
near
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
ports
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
prove
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
roar
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
Ship
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
shone
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
smoke
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
spars
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
standing
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
stern
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
still
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From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
subdued
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
sufficiently
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
thick
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
tremendous
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
truth
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From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
vessel
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From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a large vessel burning from bow to stern, the flames mounting to a tremendous height and casting a lurid glow on a thick column of smoke that blew miles to leeward.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The masts and spars of the ship were still standing, though licked by the devouring fire, while her double line of ports shone like a line of gigantic glow-worms.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Burning Ship Within an hour or so we had approached sufficiently near to the conflagration to prove the truth of Captain Jeremy's assertion.
woodwork
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From this reading Even at the distance we were from her we could hear the crackling of the burning woodwork, and the subdued roar of the flames as they issued from the bowels of that floating inferno.
