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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
all
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
angry
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
any
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
becoming
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
blast
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
cabin
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
carefully
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
disturbed
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
DR
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From this reading DR.
engineers
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
enough
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
FERROLAN'S
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
gale
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
gentle
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
give
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
good-natured
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
high
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
less
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
main
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
monsoon
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
motion
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
north-east
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
number
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
ocean
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
rapidly
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
reasonable
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
rising
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
sea
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
sea-legs
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
soothing
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
strangers
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
sun
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
table
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
Travancore
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
trio
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From this reading But all the party, and no less the trio added to their number, had their sea-legs on, and no reasonable motion disturbed any of them.
two
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From this reading The two engineers from the wreck of the Travancore had been as carefully looked after as the strangers in the main cabin.
uneasy
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
waves
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From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The angry sea was rapidly becoming good-natured again, though the waves were still high enough to give the ship an uneasy motion.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
WRECK
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From this reading FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK With the rising of the sun the gale had broken, and by the time the party in the cabin left the table, the north-east monsoon was soothing the ocean with its gentle blast.
