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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 What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
acquainted
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
alarming
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
all
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
any
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
aware
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
blow
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
board
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
cannot
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
character
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
coolly
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
Curtis
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
delivered
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
describe
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
else
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
enough
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
explosive
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
Falsten
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From this reading Ruby and Falsten were sitting just as I had left them.
feelings
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
hardly
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
information
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
just
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From this reading Ruby and Falsten were sitting just as I had left them.
Kazallon
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
kind
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruby and Falsten were sitting just as I had left them.
made
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
matter
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
mentioned
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
mountain
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
Mr
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
much
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
now
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
particulars
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
poop
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From this reading “On the poop,” I said.
received
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
resignation
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
Ruby
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
said
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
sir
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From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
sitting
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From this reading Ruby and Falsten were sitting just as I had left them.
situation
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
terror
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ruby and Falsten were sitting just as I had left them.
then
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From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
there
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
up
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
way
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From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What my feelings were I cannot describe; but it was hardly in terror so much as with a kind of resignation that I made my way to Curtis on the forecastle, and made him aware that the alarming character of our situation was now complete, as there was enough explosive matter on board to blow up a mountain.
word
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From this reading Curtis received the information as coolly as it was delivered, and after I had made him acquainted with all the particulars said,-- “Not a word of this must be mentioned to any one else, Mr. Kazallon, where is Ruby now?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you then come with me, sir?”
