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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 To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
arranged
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
aware
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
bag
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Batavia
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
board
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
cat
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
coast
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
company
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
confiding
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
day
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
eagerness
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
engaged
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
errand
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
excitement
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
fear
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
fears
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
forty-eight
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
given
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
Guinea
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
hopes
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
hours
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
imbibed
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
Imperative
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
Island
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Koenig
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
leaving
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
letting
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Leversidge
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
Ludwig
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
many
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
measure
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
meet
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
Mr
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
nearly
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
New
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
object
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
observed
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
out
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
pleasure
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
pledge
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
port
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
portion
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
presence
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
race
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
reached
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
reality
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
regarding
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
reticence
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
reveal
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
sailed
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
sea
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
secrecy
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
seventh
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
ship's
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
strictest
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From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
surprise
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
suspected
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
telegraphed
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
Thursday
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From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
thus
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From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
trip
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
twenty-four
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From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Imperative as it was that the strictest reticence should be observed regarding our errand, his excitement was so great that he could not help confiding his hopes and fears, under the pledge of secrecy, of course, to half the ship's company.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
voyage
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From this reading Fortunately, however, he had the presence of mind not to reveal the object of our voyage, though I fear many of them must have suspected it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was on the seventh day after leaving Batavia that we reached that portion of the New Guinea coast where it had been arranged that the schooner, for which I had telegraphed to Thursday Island, should meet us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To my surprise before we had been twenty-four hours at sea every one on board the _Koenig Ludwig_ seemed to have imbibed a measure of our eagerness, and to be aware that we were not in reality engaged in a pleasure trip, as had been given out, but in a race against a schooner which had sailed from the same port nearly forty-eight hours before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As a matter of fact it was Mr. Leversidge who was responsible for thus letting the cat out of the bag.
