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all
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
boys
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burst
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From this reading My heart was pounding fit to burst.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
cabin
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
Canadian's
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
coasted
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From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
commander
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
darkness
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
down
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engineers
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entire
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eyes
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
fit
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From this reading My heart was pounding fit to burst.
frigate
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From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
Full
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
furnaces
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given
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From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
hand
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
harpooner
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
heart
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From this reading My heart was pounding fit to burst.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
how
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
indicating
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
Land
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
leaving
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machinery
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
merely
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From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
mistaken
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart was pounding fit to burst.
Ned
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
neglecting
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
object
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
officers
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
pounding
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From this reading My heart was pounding fit to burst.
profound
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
rushed
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
sailors
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
see
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
seen
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
SHOUT
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
spotted
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From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
Steam
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
stokers
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From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
stop
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From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
then
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From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At Full Steam AT THIS SHOUT the entire crew rushed toward the harpooner—commander, officers, mates, sailors, cabin boys, down to engineers leaving their machinery and stokers neglecting their furnaces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The order was given to stop, and the frigate merely coasted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But Ned Land was not mistaken, and we all spotted the object his hand was indicating.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By then the darkness was profound, and as good as the Canadian’s eyes were, I still wondered how he could see—and what he had seen.
