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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
aid
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
arduous
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
barricaded
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
battled
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
bridge
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
bulkhead
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
Calder's
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
canvas
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
compass
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
confronted
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
constant
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
continuously
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
course
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
crew
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
customary
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
danger
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
darkness
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
destroyer
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
destroyer's
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
difficulties
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
efforts
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
especially
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
faulty
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
foundering
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
gear
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
hammocks
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
high-spirited
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
hours
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
inadequate
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
increasing
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
instruments
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
long-drawn
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
maintained
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
manfully
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
manner
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
men
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
navigating
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
navy
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
night
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
once
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
other
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
peril
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
pervades
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
precision
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From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
pumps
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
quit
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
relays
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
remnants
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
required
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
Sefton
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From this reading Not once during the hours of darkness did Sefton quit the remnants of the bridge.
shored
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
survivors
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From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
task
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
tightly-packed
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Throughout the long-drawn night the survivors of the _Calder’s_ crew battled manfully against increasing difficulties in their efforts to save the destroyer from foundering.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
watching
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From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The faulty bulkhead, shored and barricaded with tightly-packed hammocks and other canvas gear, required constant watching.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without the aid of navigating instruments, save the inadequate compass, the destroyer’s course could not be maintained with the customary precision.
working
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From this reading The pumps were working continuously, relays of men undertaking the arduous task in the high-spirited manner that pervades the navy, especially when confronted with danger and peril.
