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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 THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
aboard
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
astern
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From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
came
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
cuddy
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
darkness
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
day
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From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
dull
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
early
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
evening
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
fell
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
felt
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
founder
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From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
Hazlewood
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
heavy
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
held
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
hope
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
lifeless
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
live
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From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
low
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From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
meal
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
mystery
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From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
Nancy
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
night
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From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
plain
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
sailors
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
scrambling
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
spiritless
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
there
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From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
Tom
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From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
very
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From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT evening Tom took a scrambling meal in the cuddy; it was the last that he had aboard of the _Nancy Hazlewood_.
water
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From this reading At that time the ship was very low in the water astern, and Tom did not expect her to live till morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was plain that even the sailors themselves felt that there was no hope; they were dull, lifeless and spiritless.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
why
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From this reading Even to this day it is a mystery to him why she did not founder long before she did.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness came on early, and the wind still held as heavy as ever when night fell.
