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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 _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
assured
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
avail
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
braced
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
buried
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
clothes
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
companion
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
countenance
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
day
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
equivocal
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
escape
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
expression
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
faces
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
far
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
feather
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
females
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
firmly
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
folds
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
Gertrude
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
governess
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
Heaven
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
imminency
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
just
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
less
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
lips
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
manner
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
mast
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
masters
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
minute
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
Mrs
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
past
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
person
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
praised
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
raise
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
rendering
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
risk
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
safe
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
said
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
sailor's
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
seaman
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
sitting
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
some
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
steadily
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
struggle
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
Tempest
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
thanksgivings
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
theme
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
Thus
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From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
twice
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
vestments
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From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
violence
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
watching
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The females had buried their faces in the folds of the vestments and clothes on which they were sitting; nor did even the governess raise her countenance until twice assured by her companion that the imminency of the risk was past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Thus far, at least, are we safe; for which may Heaven alone be praised, since no art of mine could avail us a feather.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
wife
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
Wilder
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From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Tempest._ “We are safe!” said Wilder, who had stood, amid the violence of the struggle, with his person firmly braced against a mast, steadily watching the manner of their escape.
woe
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From this reading “Every day, some sailor’s wife, The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, Have just our theme of woe.”
words
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
Wyllys
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
young
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From this reading Another minute went by, during which Mrs Wyllys and Gertrude were rendering their thanksgivings, in a manner and in words less equivocal than the expression which had just broken from the lips of the young seaman.
