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16th
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
aggravated
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From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
all
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
any
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
atmosphere
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From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
caught
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
delay
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
eat
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
exasperated
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
feelings
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
food
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
gathered
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
glanced
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
hand
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
heat
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From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
Heavy
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
hesitated
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
horizon
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
inanimate
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
JANUARY
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
lay
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
lips
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
looks
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
other
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
parched
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
passing
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
pronounce
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
raining
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
sail-cloth
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
savage
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
scarcely
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
sight
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
slaughter
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
somewhat
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From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
stormy
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From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
sufferings
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
swallowed
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
swollen
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From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
there
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
up
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From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
vapours
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From this reading Heavy vapours gathered on the horizon, and there was a look as if it were raining all around.
vessel
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From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat was aggravated by the atmosphere being somewhat stormy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading My sufferings were terrible; tongue, lips, and throat were so parched and swollen that if food had been at hand I question whether I could have swallowed it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So exasperated were the feelings of us all, however, that we glanced at each other with looks as savage as though we were about to slaughter and without delay eat up one another.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JANUARY 16th.--If the crew of any passing vessel had caught sight of us as we lay still and inanimate upon our sail-cloth, they would scarcely, at first sight, have hesitated to pronounce us dead.
