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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 In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
adventurers
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
alive
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
all
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
befallen
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
bestow
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board
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
burned
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
catastrophe
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
comparison
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
consciousness
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
contained
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
denouement
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drowned
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
engrossed
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
escaped
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
excitement
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
experienced
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famous
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
fatal
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
fate
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
few
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEWS FOR MARSTON!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
hairsbreadth
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
just
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
large
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
loss
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man
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
MARSTON
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From this reading NEWS FOR MARSTON!
minutes
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
moment's
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
NEWS
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From this reading NEWS FOR MARSTON!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
officer
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
restored
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
single
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
slightest
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soul
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
Susquehanna
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From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
tale
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
tragic
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warning
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From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few minutes, consciousness had restored order on board the _Susquehanna_, but the excitement was as great as ever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
wholly
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From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were wholly engrossed with the terrible catastrophe that had befallen the famous adventurers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had escaped by a hairsbreadth the terrible fate of being both burned and drowned without a moment's warning, without a single soul being left alive to tell the fatal tale; but on this neither officer nor man appeared to bestow the slightest thought.
witnessed
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
world
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From this reading What was the loss of the _Susquehanna_ and all it contained, in comparison to the loss experienced by the world at large in the terrible tragic _denouement_ just witnessed?
