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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 two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
accursed
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
avoiding
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
barque
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
becalmed
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
cabin
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
Carew's
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
companions
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
contact
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
costa
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
day
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
days
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
deepened
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From this reading His melancholy deepened into a dull despair.
desert
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
despair
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From this reading His melancholy deepened into a dull despair.
dull
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From this reading His melancholy deepened into a dull despair.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
experiences
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
further
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
impression
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
ineffaceable
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His melancholy deepened into a dull despair.
invariably
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
island
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
land
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
lay
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
maldita
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
melancholy
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From this reading His melancholy deepened into a dull despair.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
more
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
most
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
much
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
off
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
possible
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
produced
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
shore
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
shrunk
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
sight
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From this reading He passed most of the day alone in his cabin, avoiding as much as possible even the sight of his companions.
Spaniards
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
spoke
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
superstitious
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
terror
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From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
Trinidad
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From this reading Carew's experiences on Trinidad produced an ineffaceable impression on his mind.
two
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
ventured
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From this reading For two more days the barque lay becalmed off the desert island, but not one of the crew ventured on land again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two Spaniards shrunk with a superstitious terror from further contact with that accursed shore--that _costa maldita_, as they invariably spoke of it.
