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27th
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
accepted
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
alive
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
all
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
appeared
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
away
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
broke
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
cables
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
came
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
cast
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
caught
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
close
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
deliverance
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
desert
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
distinctly
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
dreams
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
ear
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
execution
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
eyes
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
face
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
fade
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
faintest
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
fancied
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
feeble
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
few
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
glimmer
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
happy
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
hopes
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
hour
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
JANUARY
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
lengths
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
lingered-round
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
longed-for
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
lying
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
many
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
melted
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
moon
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
murmur
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
near
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
night
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
noticed
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
now
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
ocean
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
omen
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
once
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
only
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
quarter
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
raft
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
reality
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
ripple
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
rose
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
shark
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
shocking
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
shore
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
shuddered
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
sight
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
single
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From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
soul
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
sounds
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
stern
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
sun
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From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing I noticed and accepted as a happy omen; not a single shark now lingered-round the raft.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
very
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From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
waning
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From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
water
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
waves
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From this reading JANUARY 27th.--I did not close my eyes all night, and was keenly alive to the faintest sounds, and every ripple of the water, and every murmur of the waves, broke distinctly on my ear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when morning came, the sun rose once again upon a desert ocean, and my hopes began to fade.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The waning moon rose at a quarter to one, and through the feeble glimmer which she cast across the ocean, many and many a time I fancied I caught sight of the longed-for sail, lying only a few cables’ lengths away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither ship nor shore had appeared, and as the shocking hour of execution drew near, my dreams of deliverance melted away; I shuddered in my very soul as I was brought face to face with the stern reality.
