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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
all
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
away
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
Blow
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From this reading Blow!
blown
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brand
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
bulwarks
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
clinch
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
Cullen
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
Dan
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
decks
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
double
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
down
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
ease
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
evidence
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
fast
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
five
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
furled
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
gaskets
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
gave
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
hatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
holes
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
hour
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
hove
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
inside
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
instanced
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
knocked
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
like
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
loose
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
maintopsail
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
Mary
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
new
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
ocean
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
paper
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
pressed
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
prove
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
Rogers
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From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
sails
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
sea
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
spencer
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
stripped
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
thirty
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
tissue
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
twice
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mary Rogers was hove to at the time he gave the evidence, and, to clinch it, inside half an hour the Mary Rogers was hove down to the hatches.
weight
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From this reading And before morning the Mary Rogers was hove down twice again, and holes were knocked in her bulwarks to ease her decks from the weight of ocean that pressed her down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
yards
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From this reading Her new maintopsail and brand new spencer were blown away like tissue paper; and five sails, furled and fast under double gaskets, were blown loose and stripped from the yards.
years
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From this reading Captain Dan Cullen instanced all his thirty years at sea to prove that never had it blown so before.
