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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 LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
all
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
Antarctic
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
awning
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
became
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
blindness
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
board
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
bosom
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
breath
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
breeze
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
Circle
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
cool
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
counsel
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
excitement
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
flecked
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
foam
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
foredeck
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
forgot
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
Four
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
freshened
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
glacial
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
hopeless
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
hot
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
How
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From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
hundred
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
icebergs
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
ill-omened
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
LIGHT
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
master
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
men
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
now
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
ocean
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
officer
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
officers
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
once
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From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
ones
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
only
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
other
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
owner
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
panting
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
PAST
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
recognised
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
remaining
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
sailors
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
seamen
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
shade
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
six
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
south
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
spits
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
swept
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
task
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A breeze hot now, though once it had been cool--glacial--as it left the icebergs of the Antarctic Circle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
together
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
tons
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
two
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
unhappy
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
unstricken
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From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
untouched
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
up
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was it to be, how could it ever be, done?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to be done? they muttered now, as, together, the six unstricken men took counsel while they stood in the shade of the foredeck awning, and forgot, in their excitement, that one was the master and owner, the other the first officer, and the four remaining ones only poor, ignorant sailors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
white
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
wolf
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From this reading The task was hopeless, and so all recognised on board that unhappy, ill-omened ship, even as now the wind freshened and the bosom of the ocean became flecked with little white spits of foam, while the breeze, hot as the breath of a panting wolf, swept up from the south.
work
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From this reading A LIGHT FROM THE PAST Four seamen only left untouched by blindness now, and two officers, to work a ship of six hundred tons!
