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15th
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From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
18th
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From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
all
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
appear
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
approach
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
arrested
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
attention
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
breaking
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
caught
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
Chancellor's
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
change
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
closed
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
consciousness
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From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
constantly
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
decks
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
disturbance
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
eye
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
going
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
groups
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
hatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
hatchways
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
hermetically
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
imprisoned
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
Letourneur's
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
M
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mutinous
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
night
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
north-east
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From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
OCTOBER
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From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
off
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
sailors
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
several
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
talk
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
There
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
times
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
too
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
uneasy
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From this reading But I have an uneasy consciousness that something is not quite right.
unprejudiced
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
usual
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From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
Why
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From this reading Why should the hatchways be so hermetically closed as though a mutinous crew was imprisoned between decks?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OCTOBER 15th to OCTOBER 18th.--The wind is still in the north-east.
word
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From this reading I cannot help thinking too that there is something in the sailors so constantly standing in groups and breaking off their talk so suddenly whenever we approach; and several times I have caught the word “hatches” which arrested M. Letourneur’s attention on the night of the disturbance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is no change in the “Chancellor’s” course, and to an unprejudiced eye all would appear to be going on as usual.
