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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 evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
breaking
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
careered
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
casks
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
cold
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
cry
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From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
dark
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From this reading It was entirely dark.
departure
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
earthquake
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From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
empty
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was entirely dark.
evening
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
exceedingly
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
felt
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
firewoodnounUS /ˈfirewood/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
freezing
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
frightful
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
helmsman
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
hurried
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From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
instant
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From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was entirely dark.
just
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
Penellan
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
raging
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
rapidly
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
shaken
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From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
smoke
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
snow
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
snow-house
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From this reading At the same instant the snow-house was shaken as if by an earthquake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
some
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
suffocated
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
supper
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
tempest
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
terror
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From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
thaw
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
thick
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
up
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From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party uttered a cry of terror, and Penellan hurried outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The evening before the departure, just as they were about to take supper, Penellan was breaking up some empty casks for firewood, when he was suddenly suffocated by a thick smoke.
whirlwinds
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From this reading A frightful tempest—for it was not a thaw—was raging, whirlwinds of snow careered around, and it was so exceedingly cold that the helmsman felt his hands rapidly freezing.
