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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 night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
air
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
brilliantly
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
Corsican
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
cubic
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
dark
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
deck
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
discernible
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
expanded
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
firmament
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
fresh
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
furnaces
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
get
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
gloom
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
heavily
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
hours
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
hundred
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
impenetrable
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
inhaled
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
lighted
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
like
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
lungs
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
man
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
mouths
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
night
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
pacing
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
poop
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
pure
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
require
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
said
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From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
saloon
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From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
scarcely
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
shone
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
star
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
stifled
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From this reading “I was stifled in the saloon,” said he; “here at least I can breathe.
suffocated
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
surrounded
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From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
twenty-four
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was dark; not a star in the firmament; an impenetrable gloom surrounded the ship.
watch
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
windows
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From this reading The windows of the saloon shone like the mouths of furnaces; the man on watch, heavily pacing the poop, was scarcely discernible, but one could breathe the fresh air, and the Captain inhaled it with expanded lungs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaving the brilliantly lighted saloon I went on deck with Captain Corsican.
yards
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From this reading I require my hundred cubic yards of pure air every twenty-four hours, or I get half suffocated.”
