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3rd
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
almost
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From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
approaching
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
August
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
Brewster
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
brig
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From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
Cape
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
cold
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
confronted
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
Cornbutte
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
directed
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
excessively
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
feeble
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
fixed
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
horizon
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
ice
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
ice-masses
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
immoveable
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
indicated
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
Jean
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
Jeune-Hardie
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From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
light
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
motionless
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
now
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From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
obliquity
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
only
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
owing
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
plains
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
presence
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
rays
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
reach
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
regions
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
sailed
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From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
sea
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From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
sun's
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
temperature
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Jean Cornbutte now directed the “Jeune-Hardie” towards Cape Brewster.
united
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From this reading On the 3rd of August the brig confronted immoveable and united ice-masses.
very
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From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were already approaching the regions where the temperature is excessively cold, for the sun’s rays, owing to their obliquity when they reach them, are very feeble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The brig now sailed in a sea which was almost entirely open.
whitish
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From this reading At the horizon only, a whitish light, this time motionless, indicated the presence of fixed plains of ice.
