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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 The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
ALONGSIDE
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
ascertain
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
assured
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
away
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
BELLEVITE
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
bend
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
burned
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
calamity
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
carried
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
commander
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
direction
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
disabled
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
doubts
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
down
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
enemy
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
extent
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
fact
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
future
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
hasten
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
immediate
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
instructed
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
known
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
lights
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
made
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
more
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
out
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
painful
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
possessed
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
regard
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
reported
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
river
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
seen
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
shot
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
signal
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From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
single
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
some
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
soon
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
steward
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
stream
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE ALONGSIDE THE BELLEVITE The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
tide
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
turn
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
unknown
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
up
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From this reading She was disabled, and he had been instructed to hasten up the river as soon as he had assured himself of this fact, and made the signal.
Vampire
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
waited
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
walking-beam
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
Watts
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From this reading Mr. Watts possessed himself of the single fact that her walking-beam had been carried away by the shot, and he had not waited to ascertain anything more.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
wreck
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From this reading The turn of the tide had carried the wreck of the Vampire, if she was a wreck, down the stream, and beyond what the steward had reported, nothing was known in regard to her.
young
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From this reading As the extent of the calamity to the enemy was unknown, the young commander began to have some painful doubts in regard to the immediate future.
