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able
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ark
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assailed
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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COMPANY
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composed
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confusion
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Cosmo
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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doors
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due
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embark
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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excitement
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explanation
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happen
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inform
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knowledge
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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managed
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mob
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nearer
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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operations
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other
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overflow
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people
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prevailed
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public
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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REPRIEVED
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room
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seas
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ship's
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simple
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tremendous
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universal
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Versál
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
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WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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