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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
2
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
3
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
absolutely
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
advantage
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
air
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
always
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
any
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
brakes
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
compounds
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
compressible
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
continue
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
creep
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
flux
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
following
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
formulae
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
full
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
gained
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
gale
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
glass
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
head-on
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
Keep
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
L
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
less
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
lulls
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
M
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
material
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
much
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
non-hygroscopic
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
nose-caps
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
other
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
P
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
PEGAMOID
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
Personally
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
power
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
prefer
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
quartering
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
reversing
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
risk
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
speed
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
strain
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
stun'sle
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
taking
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
there
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
turnover
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From this reading (2) Nothing is to be gained by reversing into a following gale, and there is always risk of a turnover.
uniformly
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
unreliable
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From this reading (3) The formulae for stun'sle brakes are uniformly unreliable, and will continue to be so as long as air is compressible.
up
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From this reading L. M. P.--(1) Keep her full head-on at half power, taking advantage of the lulls to speed up and creep into it.
way
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From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.
winter
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
work
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From this reading PEGAMOID--(1) Personally we prefer glass or flux compounds to any other material for winter work nose-caps as being absolutely non-hygroscopic.
