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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._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
all
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
animal
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
any
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
beast
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
booms
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
breathing
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
breeze
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
calm
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
came
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
canvas
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
continuance
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
creatures
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
day
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
Dolphin
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
doomed
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
few
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
flavour
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
freebooters
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
held
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
inactivity
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
land
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
like
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
likened
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
limits
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
mean
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
millions
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
miracle
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
moments
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
motion
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
nature
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
period
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
preservation
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
prey
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
reach
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
repose
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
seem
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
set
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
sluggish
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
slumbering
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
south
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
speak
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From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
spreading
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
sun
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
Tempest
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
treacherous
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But, for the miracle, I mean our preservation, few in millions Can speak like us.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
water
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From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
well
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From this reading _Tempest._ The “Dolphin” might well have been likened to a slumbering beast of prey, during those moments of treacherous calm.
wide
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From this reading Throughout all that day, with a wide reach of canvas spreading along her booms, her course was held towards the south.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the morning sun a breeze came over the water, breathing the flavour of the land, to set the sluggish ship again in motion.
world
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From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But as nature limits the period of repose to the creatures of the animal world, so it would seem that the inactivity of the freebooters was not doomed to any long continuance.
