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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 darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
absence
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
add
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
all
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
anchor
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
aware
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
board
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From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
broke
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
cable
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
cast
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
darkness
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
depend
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
depth
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
destruction
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
discomfort
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
Dunton
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
fury
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
gale
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
guiding
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
knew
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
land
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
large
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
lead
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
lee
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
lights
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
made
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
men
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From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
momentarily
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
night
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From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
off
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
once
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
only
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
oversight
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From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
position
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
Quits
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From this reading Quits!
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
safe
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
shore
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
showed
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
There
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From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
threatening
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To add to his discomfort, Dunton was aware that, through an oversight, the schooner had only one large anchor to depend on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
try
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
unabated
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
uncertain
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
vessel
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no rest that night for the men on board the schooner.
water
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From this reading The darkness and the absence of guiding lights on the land made him uncertain of his position, though a cast of the lead showed a safe depth of water.
Wellfleet
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
work
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From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The gale continued with unabated fury, momentarily threatening destruction to the vessel, and Dunton knew that if the cable broke all hands would be required at once to try and work her off the Wellfleet shore, which was under their lee.
