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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 The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
air
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
all
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
bell
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
boat
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
Castle
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From this reading "It is the Castle bell, mein Herr," replied the captain.
chain
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
clatter
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
deep
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
demanded
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From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
diagonally
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
down
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
echoing
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
efforts
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
fiend's
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From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
glisten
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
ground
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
Herr
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From this reading "It is the Castle bell, mein Herr," replied the captain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
hoofs
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
horses
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
hurry
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
impelling
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
Kurzbold
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From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
laughter
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
meaning
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From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
mein
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From this reading "It is the Castle bell, mein Herr," replied the captain.
more
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
noise
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
ordered
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
quivered
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
release
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is the Castle bell, mein Herr," replied the captain.
rock
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
saw
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
say
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
shore
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
shout
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From this reading Before Kurzbold could say anything more the air quivered with shout after shout of laughter.
swordsmen
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
tearing
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
there
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
tolled
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
Torches
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
trees
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From this reading Torches began to glisten among the trees, and there was a clatter of horses' hoofs on the echoing rock.
un-nautical
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
up
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From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in the fiend's name is the meaning of that bell?" demanded Kurzbold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captain ordered his crew to hurry, but all their efforts could not release the boat from the chain, against which it ground up and down with a tearing noise, and even the un-nautical swordsmen saw that the current was impelling it diagonally toward the shore, and all the while the deep bell tolled on.
