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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 former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
accompanied
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
account
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
actors
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
all
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
aspect
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
attendants
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
boasted
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
bright
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
Caribbean
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
combat
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
confusion
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
cruiser
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
Cymbeline
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
described
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
elucidate
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
events
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
fall
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
fearfully
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
follow
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
former
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
gaze
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
gust
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
horrors
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
human
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
just
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
momentary
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
more
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
parallel
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
present
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
recent
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
related
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
scene
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From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
Scipio
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
sea
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
serve
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
sky
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
smiling
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
soon
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
state
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
struggle
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
succeeded
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
sufficiently
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From this reading The former has already been sufficiently described; but a short account of the present state of the actors may serve to elucidate the events that are to follow.
sun
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Cymbeline_ The recent gust had not passed more fearfully and suddenly over the ship, than the scene just related.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
tranquil
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From this reading But the smiling aspect of the tranquil sky, and bright sun of the Caribbean sea, found no parallel in the horrors that succeeded the combat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
whole
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From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
Wilder
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
world
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From this reading “Take him hence; The whole world shall not save him.”
wreck
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From this reading The momentary confusion which accompanied the fall of Scipio soon disappeared, and Wilder was left to gaze on the wreck of all the boasted powers of his cruiser, and on that waste of human life, which had been the attendants of the struggle.
