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21st
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
addition
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
air
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
appeared
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
away
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
barrel
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
caught
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
cool
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
dark
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
dazzling
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
DECEMBER
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
disturbance
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
empty
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
evening
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
fail
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
far
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
few
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
fish
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
flashes
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
food
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
freshness
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
further
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
half-past
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
heavy
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
hope
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
horizon
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
hours
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
hung
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
illumined
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
lightning
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
makes
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
many
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
masses
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
men
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
moon
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
moonlight
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
new
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
night
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
oppressive
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
place
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
provisions
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
return
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
singularly
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
stifling
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
stock
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From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
stored
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From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
summer
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
taken
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From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECEMBER 21st.--No further disturbance has taken place amongst the men.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
There
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
to-day
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
tropics
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
Usually
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
vapour
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
water
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a few hours the fish appeared again, and we caught a great many of them, and stored them away in an empty barrel.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
wide
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From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This addition to our stock of provisions makes us hope that food, at least, will not fail us.
wonted
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From this reading Usually the nights in the tropics are cool, but to-day, as evening drew on, the wonted freshness did not return, but the air remained stifling and oppressive, whilst heavy masses of vapour hung over the water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no moonlight; there would be a new moon at half-past one in the morning, but the night was singularly dark, except for dazzling flashes of summer lightning that from time to time illumined the horizon far and wide.
