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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 We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
all
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
blow
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
Canaveral
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
Cape
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
day
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
enough
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
experience
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
hard
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
heavily
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
hours
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
induce
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
inlet
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
INTELLIGENCE
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From this reading INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER.
ISLANDER
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From this reading INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
Key
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
ladies
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
lee
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
lost
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
made
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
Mosquito
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From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
night
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
noon
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
ocean
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
overtaking
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From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
put
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
quiet
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
rained
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
sea
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From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
some
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
spent
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From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
twenty-four
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
useless
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From this reading It was useless to think of overtaking her on the passage, unless she had spent a day in Mosquito Inlet.
very
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From this reading It rained very hard all the rest of the day and all night, and it continued to blow heavily until the next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not till noon that the ocean looked quiet enough to induce us to take ladies to sea again, after the experience of the day before.
way
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
West
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From this reading We had lost twenty-four hours, and if the Islander had not put in at some inlet, or made a lee under Cape Canaveral, was half way to Key West.
