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20
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
accomplish
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
all
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
aware
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
BREAKERS
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From this reading BREAKERS TO STARBOARD!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
came
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
caught
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
consequences
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
cry
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
desperateness
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
escape
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
fear
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
fully
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
gone
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
hazard
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
horror
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
indeed
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
lost
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
made
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
nature
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
Night
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
OCTOBER
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
paralyzed
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
peril
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
Picrate
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
productive
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
realized
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
resolved
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
Ruby
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
sailors
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
scene
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From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
serious
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
situation
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
STARBOARD
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From this reading BREAKERS TO STARBOARD!
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
there
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From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
thus
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BREAKERS TO STARBOARD!
true
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From this reading The sailors caught his cry of "Picrate, picrate!" and being thus for the first time made aware of the true nature of their peril, they resolved at every hazard to accomplish their escape.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OCTOBER 20.--Night.--The scene, as night came on, was terrible indeed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Notwithstanding the desperateness of our situation, however, there was not one of us so paralyzed by fear, but that we fully realized the horror of it all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
words
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From this reading Poor Ruby, indeed, is lost and gone, but his last words were productive of serious consequences.
