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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 For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
advent
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
apprehensive
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
break
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From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
came
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From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
earnestly
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
earshotnounUS /ˈɪərʃɒt/
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
engineer
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
eyes
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
face
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
faced
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From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
felt
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
Ghost
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
helmsman
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
Humphrey
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
large
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
larger
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
minutes
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
now
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
out
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
particularly
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
penetratingly
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
poop
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From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
proud
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
purpose
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
rather
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
search
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
set
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
sign
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
soul
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
talking
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
ten
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
timid
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
turned
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From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
usual
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
Van
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
walked
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From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
watched
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From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
Weyden
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
Weyden's
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From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew what it was as she came toward me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We walked to the break of the poop, where she turned and faced me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I felt rather timid and apprehensive, for she had come to search Humphrey Van Weyden’s soul, and Humphrey Van Weyden had nothing of which to be particularly proud since his advent on the _Ghost_.
white
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From this reading Her face was white and set; her large eyes, larger than usual what of the purpose in them, looked penetratingly into mine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.
