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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 I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
air
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
all
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
almost
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
any
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For we were months at sea.
becalmed
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
board
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
came
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
crew
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
decaying
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
describe
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
detail
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
end
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
enough
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
excessive
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
exploded
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
floating
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For we were months at sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
heat
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
hold
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
idle
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
jelly-fish
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
kinds
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
long
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
lying
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
make
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
mass
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
matters
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
meat
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
member
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
midst
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
month
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
months
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From this reading For we were months at sea.
much
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
patience
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
porpoises
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
putrid
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
rank
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
saw
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
schools
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
sea
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From this reading For we were months at sea.
seaweed
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
ship
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
smell
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From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
space
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
spouting
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
squids
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
tedious
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
temper
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
there
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
time
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
tinned
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
try
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
vast
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
voyage
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From this reading I have neither space nor patience to describe in any detail that long and tedious voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
water
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For we were months at sea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For we were months at sea.
whales
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heat was excessive, and there was a rank, almost putrid, smell in the air, which came from the decaying seaweed.
whole
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From this reading I saw whales spouting water into the air, and schools of porpoises; and at one time, for a whole month on end, we were becalmed, the ship lying idle in the midst of a vast floating mass of seaweed, where there were all kinds of jelly-fish and squids.
worse
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From this reading That in itself was enough to try the temper of every member of the crew; but, to make matters worse, much of the tinned meat on board exploded in the hold.
