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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 land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
accidents
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
adjoining
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
American
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
announced
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
aspect
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
bank
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
Brooklyn
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
closing
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
coast
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
coasting
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
colour
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
continent
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
corpse
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
covered
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
directed
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
downs
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
elevated
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
enlivened
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
exempt
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
favourite
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
hand
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
Island
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
land
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
line
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
longed
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
low-lying
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
moment
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
Montauk
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
New
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
painful
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
passenger
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
pleasure-houses
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
resorts
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
sailor
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
sandy
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
saw
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
sea
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
Several
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
slightly
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
specimen
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
stretches
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
tedious
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
telescope
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From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every telescope was directed towards this first specimen of the American continent, and each saw it under a different aspect.
vegetation
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
villas
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
voyage
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
waved
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From this reading Every passenger waved his hand to the land so longed for after the tedious voyage, which had not been exempt from painful accidents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
yachts
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
yellow
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From this reading The land announced at the moment when the sea was closing over the corpse of the poor sailor was low-lying and of a yellow colour.
York
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From this reading This line of slightly elevated downs was Long Island, a great sandy bank enlivened with vegetation, which stretches along the American coast from Montauk Point to Brooklyn, adjoining New York.
Yorkists
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From this reading Several yachts were coasting along this island, which is covered with villas and pleasure-houses, the favourite resorts of the New Yorkists.
