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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 The paper grew better than a novel.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
all
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
alongside
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
anxiously
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
Aunt
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
better
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From this reading The paper grew better than a novel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
Candy
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
care
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
certain
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
changed
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
City
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
coincidence
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
compared
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
Conjectures
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
conversation
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
daily
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
dates
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
days
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
deal
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
else
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
escaped
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
experienced
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
extra
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
eyes
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
family
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
find
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
forming
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
furnished
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
got
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
grew
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From this reading The paper grew better than a novel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
house
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
interest
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
keen
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
lately
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
letters
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
lists
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
Liverpool
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
marine
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
matter
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
minute
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
novel
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From this reading The paper grew better than a novel.
now
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
number
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
paper
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From this reading The paper grew better than a novel.
papers
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
Pride
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
probable
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
proving
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
put
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
read
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
reports
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
sailing
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
sea
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
set
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
Shadywalk
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
singular
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
some
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
steamer
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
steamers
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
studying
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
talked
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The paper grew better than a novel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
Then
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
There
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From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
times
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From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
uncertain
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
waited
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
weather
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From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Then there was the question, whether Aunt Candy might have changed her mind at the last minute, and waited for another steamer; and the reports of the weather lately experienced at sea were anxiously read and put alongside of the weather lately experienced at Shadywalk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It furnished a great deal of matter for conversation, besides; for all the steamers which had got in were talked over, with their dates of sailing, and number of days on the passage; with each of which the times, certain and probable, of the _City of Pride_ were compared.
whole
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From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conjectures proving unsatisfactory and uncertain, the whole family took to studying the marine lists in the daily papers; and when everybody else had looked them over, the last one of the family did it again with extra care; lest by some singular coincidence the letters forming the _City of Pride_ might have escaped the eyes so keen set to find them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was great interest now at Shadywalk, at least in one house, to know when the Liverpool steamer, _City of Pride_, would be in.
