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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 Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
allowed
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
August
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
away
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
back
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
blustering
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
boat
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
braced
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
Channel
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
chilled
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
clouds
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
durst
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From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
else
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From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
England
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
enough
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
exile
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
expensive
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
face
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
full
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
green
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
heart
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
holiday
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
like
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
livid
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
making
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
man
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
mood
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
more
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
nerves
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
November
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
pelted
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
pitch
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
possessed
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
put
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
Pyrenees
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From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
qualmish
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
rain
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
returns
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
roarers
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
roll
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
run
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From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
say
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From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
shore
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
spirits
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From this reading Instead of making him qualmish, the green roarers of the Channel had braced his nerves, and put him in good heart; the boat could not roll and pitch half enough for his spirits.
stamped
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
suited
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A holiday--a run to the Pyrenees and back; who durst say that it had been anything else?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
Touching
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From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
very
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
vigour
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From this reading He had been away on a holiday--a more expensive holiday than he ought to have allowed himself, and was back full of vigour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
well
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From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Touching the shore of England, Will stamped like a man who returns from exile.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a blustering afternoon, more like November than August; livid clouds pelted him with rain, and the wind chilled his face; but this suited very well with the mood which possessed him.
