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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 Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
back
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
backed
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
bank
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
Beachy
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
breakers
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
burst
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
Capella
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
chalky
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
cliffs
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
clouds
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
coast
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
confused
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
crested
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
eye
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
face
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
far
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
foam
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
force
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
found
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
gale
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
great
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
H
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
Head
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
hours
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
later
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
Long
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
long-threatened
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
lowering
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
M
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
off
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
ragged
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
reach
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
Rescue
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
rocks
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
S
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
Seaward
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
sheer
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
sombre
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
South
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
station
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From this reading _Capella_ back on her station off Beachy Head.
surged
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
terrific
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
thundering
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From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
towardsnounUS /ˈtowards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Long crested breakers surged towards the chalky cliffs, thundering with terrific force against the sheer face of the rocks.
tumble
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From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
Twelve
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From this reading To the Rescue Twelve hours later found H.M.S.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
violence
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From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seaward, as far as the eye could reach, was nothing but a confused tumble of foam, backed by a lowering bank of ragged and sombre clouds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long-threatened gale had burst with great violence upon the South coast.
