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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 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
aft
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
all
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
also
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
any
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
Arab
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
attempt
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
board
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
bold
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
cabin
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
case
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
certain
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
congregated
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
creep
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
disease
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
down
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
end
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
enough
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
eventually
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
expression
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
fore
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
form
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
future
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
give
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
happening
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
idea
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
ideas
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
insidious
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
kind
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From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
ladies
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
likely
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
man
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
men
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
misfortune
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
Negoda
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
negress
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
negro
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
other
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
own
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
particular
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
possibly
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
present
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From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
prophesy
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From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
receptive
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
sailor
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
sailor's
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
seize
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
shared
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
strange
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
STRICKEN
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
strongly
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
superstitions
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
symptoms
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From this reading There were, however, at present at least, no symptoms of anything of the kind happening.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
there
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
thoughts
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
unknown
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
untoward
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
ventured
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From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
very
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
voyage
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From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, there was also in the thoughts of all that idea to which none of the men congregated outside the cabin, when the negro had been found dead, had ventured to give expression--the idea that the unknown, insidious disease--which had struck him and the negress, and also, possibly, the Arab _Negoda_ down--might eventually seize on them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What form, however, any misfortune which might come to them would be likely to take, none were bold enough to attempt to prophesy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
wife
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From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'STRICKEN' It was from this time that there began to creep over the ship a feeling shared by all, both fore and aft, that the voyage would not end without something untoward happening.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, all the same, the feeling was there, and, since every man on board the ship was a sailor, while, for the ladies, one was a sailor's wife and the other a sailor's future wife (each of whom was certain to be strongly receptive of the ideas and superstitions of her own particular sailor), it was not very strange that such should be the case.
