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9th
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
alongside
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
anchor
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
April
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
aspect
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
black
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
boarded
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
breeze
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
came
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
channels
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
clouds
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
coast
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
commissioners
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
day
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
Eastern
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
enlivened
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
enter
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
eye
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
flotilla
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
greeted
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
group
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
guiding
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
Hook
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
horizon
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
Hudson
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
hurrahs
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
light-boat
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
marks
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
near
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
New
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
night
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
officer
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
pilot
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
ranged
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
Sandy
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
sanitary
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
schooners
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
sea
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
set
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
small
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
spectators
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
spent
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
steamer
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
storm
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From this reading The storm had spent itself in the night, and the last black clouds disappeared below the horizon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
Tuesday
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
unerring
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From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
volley
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From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
waiting
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From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aspect of the sea was enlivened by a flotilla of schooners, waiting along the coast for the breeze.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not long before we passed the light-boat which marks the channels of the Hudson, and ranged near Sandy Hook Point, where a group of spectators greeted us with a volley of hurrahs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day, Tuesday, the 9th of April, the “Great Eastern” weighed anchor, and set sail to enter the Hudson, the pilot guiding her with an unerring eye.
York
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From this reading A small steamer came alongside, and we were boarded by the officer of the New York sanitary commissioners.
