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advertising
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
Bold
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
danger
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
evils
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From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
experience
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From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
fatal
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
FATALITIES
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From this reading HEART-RENDING FATALITIES.
frequently
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
greatest
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From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
HEART-RENDING
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From this reading HEART-RENDING FATALITIES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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invariably
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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issue
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
like
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man
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marked
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material
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
productive
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ranked
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regret
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
Shipwreck
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From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.
text
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bold text in the advertising material is marked =like this=.
void
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From this reading It is never void of danger, frequently of fatal issue, and invariably productive of regret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Shipwreck may be ranked among the greatest evils which man can experience.