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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 Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
addressing
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
Adrift
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
ago
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
answered
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From this reading "No," he answered.
any
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From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
back
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
boats
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
cannot
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
Capella
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
careful
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
Channel
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
chum
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
declared
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
direction
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
eyes
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
feet
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
gave
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
hand
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he answered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
look
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he answered.
now
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From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
optimistically
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
other
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
Ross
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
saw
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
see
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From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
shading
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
She'll
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
signs
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From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
some
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
soon
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
stern-sheets
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
supposed
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
time
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
twenty
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
two
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
upright
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From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
Vernon
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From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
vessels
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From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And I cannot see any signs of the other vessels we saw some time ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ross stood upright in the stern-sheets and, shading his eyes with his hand, gave a careful look in the direction where the _Capella_ was supposed to be.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Adrift in the Channel "She'll be back for us soon," declared Vernon optimistically, addressing his chum, for the two boats were within twenty feet of each other.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see any signs of her now?"
