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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 But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
All
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
anxiety
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
approach
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
bank
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
bleeding
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brow
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
bumps
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
capitally
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
Cheer
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
cheering
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
climax
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
congratulated
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
darling
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
drops
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
exclaimed
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
faces
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
fast
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
finally
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
grating
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
greeted
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
hand
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
hardly
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
hoped
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
how
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
land
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
manage
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
misfortunes
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
motionless
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
nearly
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
nearness
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
noise
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
nose
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
now
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
numerous
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
perfectly
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
picking
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
prepared
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
recovered
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
safe
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
sand
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
shakes
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
shewed
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
shock
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
soonest
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
sound
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
succession
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From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
up
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
upset
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But not even that sound or the nearness of our approach to land prepared us for a sudden grating noise, a shock, a succession of bumps that finally left nearly everybody on their faces and the ship perfectly motionless and fast on a sand bank.
voice
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From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
well
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From this reading "All right, all right," he exclaimed, "capitally done; I hardly hoped we should manage it so well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
Winny
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From this reading Cheer up, cheer up, my darling," picking up poor little Winny, whose bleeding nose shewed how suddenly the shock had upset her, "we are all safe now.
Wiping
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From this reading Wiping the numerous drops of anxiety from his brow, he congratulated us on what seemed the climax of our misfortunes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those who soonest recovered themselves were greeted by the captain with cheering voice and hearty shakes of the hand.
