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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 A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
began
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
best
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
bottom
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
came
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
Claverhouse
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
Cormorant
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
couple
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
covering
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
dim
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
down
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
enough
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From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
entrance
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
flew
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
foul
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
frigate
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From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
Fusi
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From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
Good
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
grow
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
hour
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
increasingly-slanting
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
island
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
lagoon
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
little
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
lying
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From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
Night's
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
off
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
part
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
patches
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
plainly
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From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
point
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
practically
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
rays
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
replied
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From this reading "Not a sign, sir," replied Trevear.
sandy
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
sea-plane
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
see
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From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
sign
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From this reading "Not a sign, sir," replied Trevear.
sir
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From this reading "Not a sign, sir," replied Trevear.
south-eastern
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
south-west
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
square
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
sun
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
There
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From this reading There are a couple of foul patches, one a little to the south-west of the entrance to the lagoon, and another off the south-eastern point of the island.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
Trevear
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
weeds
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From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
Work
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
wreck
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From this reading "We could see the wreck of the frigate plainly enough.
Yama
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From this reading The _Fusi Yama_ might be lying on the weeds on one of them."
yard
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From this reading A Good Night's Work The _Cormorant_ sea-plane flew for the best part of an hour, covering practically every square yard of the lagoon, and it was not until the sandy bottom began to grow dim in the increasingly-slanting rays of the sun that Claverhouse and Trevear came down.
