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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 Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
anchor
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
answering
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arm
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
bare
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
bars
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
bay
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
booms
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
bow
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
breaking
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
called
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
ceaseless
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
clear
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
cypress
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
delicate
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
drifted
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
emphasized
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
faint
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
far
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
farther
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
figure
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
foliage
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
gathering
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
go
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
hawser
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
hid
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
hung
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
idle
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
imperceptibly
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
incalculably
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
inclosure
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
intended
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
John
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
ketch
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
land
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
limbs
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
low
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
mirrorlike
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
moving
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
murmur
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
old
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
own
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
pale
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
rasp
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
reflections
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
roots
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
sea
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
seaward
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
serene
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
settled
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
shadows
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
silently
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
single
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
sky
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
splash
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
stillness
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
stooping
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
surface
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
swung
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
There
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
up
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
water
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The ketch drifted into the serene inclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water.
waves
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From this reading The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
western
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
white-clad
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
Woolfolk
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From this reading John Woolfolk brought the ketch up where he intended to anchor and called to the stooping white-clad figure in the bow: "Let go!"
yacht
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From this reading There was an answering splash, a sudden rasp of hawser, the booms swung idle, and the yacht imperceptibly settled into her berth.
yellow
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From this reading Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage.
