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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 BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
anxious
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
back
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
balloon
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
bandage
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
BAT'S
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
beam
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
breeze
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
cabin
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
canvas
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
chafe
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
Columbine
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
comrade's
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deck
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down
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
dropped
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
effort
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
exhausted
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
EXIT
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
face
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
flapped
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
fresh
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
gone
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
heavily
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
jib
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
Kingston
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
lamp
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
leaned
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
light
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
locker
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
Marston
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
much
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
Now
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
physical
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
possible
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
puzzling
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
reach
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
replaced
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
rolled
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
Rupert
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
sails
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
sea
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
seat
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
set
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
slack
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
slackly
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
soon
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
splashed
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
swell
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
swung
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
then
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
threw
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From this reading THE BAT'S EXIT _Columbine_ rolled heavily on the broken swell and the lamp that swung from a beam threw a puzzling light about the cabin.
topsail
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From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
use
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From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
watching
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From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
water
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From this reading Now and then water splashed on the deck and the slack sails flapped.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was exhausted by physical effort and anxious watching, and when Rupert replaced the bandage on his comrade's face he leaned back slackly on the locker seat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The light canvas would chafe and was not of much use, but he must reach Kingston as soon as possible.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib.
