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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 A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
adventure
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Romeo and Juliet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
billows
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
bright
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
cannot
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
cape
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
degree
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
Dutch
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
endeavor
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From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
English
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
estuary
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
fail
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
far
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
former
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
fortieth
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
furthest
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
happy
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
Holland
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
Juliet
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From this reading Romeo and Juliet.
known
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
land
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
landscape
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From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
languages
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
lie
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
low
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
means
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
medley
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
merchandise
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
mixture
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
moon
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
names
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
narrow
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
now
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From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
picture
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
pilot
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
places
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
pleasing
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
present
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From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
Provinces
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
rare
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
Raritan
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
reader
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From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
Romeo
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From this reading Romeo and Juliet.
Sandy-Hook
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
sea
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
seen
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
shore
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
shut
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
sky
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
territories
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
United
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
vast
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
wash'd
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From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
water
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From this reading A happy mixture of land and water, seen by a bright moon, and beneath the sky of the fortieth degree of latitude, cannot fail to make a pleasing picture.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the landscape which the reader must now endeavor to present to his mind.
wide
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
winds
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From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The wide estuary of Raritan is shut in from the winds and billows of the open sea, by a long, low, and narrow cape, or point, which, by a medley of the Dutch and English languages, that is by no means rare in the names of places that lie within the former territories of the United Provinces of Holland, is known by the name of Sandy-Hook.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “—I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far As that vast shore wash’d with the furthest sea, I would adventure for such merchandise.”
