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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 Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
arms
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
behold
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
countenance
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
doorway
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
eye
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
face
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
full-powered
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
gale
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
got
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
heard
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From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
incredulity
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
intellectual
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
invited
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
Jukes
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
like
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
man
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
meaning
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
miracle
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
Mr
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
much
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From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
say
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From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
seated
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
steam-ship
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
Unbounded
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
unimaginative
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
unseeing
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
up
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
way
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
whole
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
wonder
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.