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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 A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
acquired
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
bad
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
Bonadventure
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
breeze
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
close-reefed
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Cold
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
compelled
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
Confidences
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
enter
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
forty
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
forty-five
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Forwardness
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
fresh
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
gained
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
gale
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Gulf
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
happened
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
hour
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
impossible
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
Incident
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
increased
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Interior
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Mercy
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
miles
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
mistaken
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
moment
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
Months
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
mouth
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
nearly
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
Negative
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
Night
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
Now
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
o'clock
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
off
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Pencroft
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
photographic
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
predicted
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
Preparations
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
prognostications
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
reached
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
regular
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
rose
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
run
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
say
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Sea
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
Season
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
seldom
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
Severe
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
Shark
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
six
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
soon
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
speed
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
stand
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
Things
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From this reading Things happened as Pencroft had predicted, he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications.
tide
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
topsails
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From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
turned
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From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Unexpected
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, as it was nearly six o'clock when the _Bonadventure_ reached the gulf, and as at that moment the tide turned, it was impossible to enter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
Winter
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
wished
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From this reading They were therefore compelled to stand off, for even if he had wished to do so, Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy.
Work
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From this reading A Night at Sea -- Shark Gulf -- Confidences -- Preparations for Winter -- Forwardness of the bad Season -- Severe Cold -- Work in the Interior -- In six Months -- A photographic Negative -- Unexpected Incident.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wind rose, and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale; that is to say, it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour, before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails.
