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advent
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
barren
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
bunk
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
carved
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
clatter
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
curve
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
deck
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
edge
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
empty
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
escaping
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
eyes
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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
filled
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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
folds
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
gorgeous
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
granite
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
hand
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heard
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
heave
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
helm
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
hope
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
hung
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
impetuosity
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
made
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
man
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
monotonous
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
more
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
motionless
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
moved
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
noted
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
perilous
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
person
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purpose
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pursued
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
returning
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
sagging
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
sails
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
scissors
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
sea
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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
sky
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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
slack
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
slightly
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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
sparkle
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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
surfaces
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
then
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
V
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
very
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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
whole
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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
