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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 IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
adventurous
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
appearances
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From this reading They were not intimate friends, in spite of appearances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Australia
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
away
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
Ball
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
BAY
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
BISCAY
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
bound
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
bright
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
cabin
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From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
calm
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Canal
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Cicely
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Clinton
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Clintons
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
Colombo
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Court
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
deck
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
enjoying
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
expedition
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
explorer
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
friends
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
gleam
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
Graham
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
home
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
homeward
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
intimate
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
Jim
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
joined
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From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
June
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Kencote
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
leaning
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
lived
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
lying
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Mackenzie
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
men
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
miles
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
moon
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Mountfield
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
night
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not intimate friends, in spite of appearances.
numerous
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
occupying
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From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
passengers
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
past
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
phosphorescent
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
prepared
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Punjaub
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Punjaub's
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
returning
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
Ronald
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
side
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
slid
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
spite
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From this reading They were not intimate friends, in spite of appearances.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Suez
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
surprise
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From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
talking
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
three
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
Tibet
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
together
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From this reading They had joined the ship together at Colombo, and found themselves occupying the same cabin.
Two
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
upper
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
watching
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
water
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From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two men were leaning over the side of the upper deck, watching the phosphorescent gleam of the water as it slid past beneath them, and talking as intimate friends.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN THE BAY OF BISCAY On the night on which Cicely Clinton was enjoying herself at the Court Ball, the _Punjaub_ homeward bound from Australia _via_ Colombo and the Suez Canal was steaming through the Bay of Biscay, which, on this night of June had prepared a pleasant surprise for the _Punjaub's_ numerous passengers by lying calm and still under a bright moon.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
wilds
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
years
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From this reading They were Ronald Mackenzie, the explorer, returning home after his adventurous two years' expedition into the wilds of Tibet, and Jim Graham, whose home was at Mountfield, three miles away from Kencote, where the Clintons lived.
