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1840
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
29th
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
any
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
approached
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
bench
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
cabin
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
conversing
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
day
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
days
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
December
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
due
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
Falklands
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
fish
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
five
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
following
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
four
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
Halbrane
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
half-breed
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
hauls
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
incident
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
intention
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
Kerguelens
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
kind
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
land
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
men
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
months
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
New
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
north-east
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
observed
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
odd
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
own
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
plain
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
sailed
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
satisfaction
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From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
set
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
seventeen
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
sight
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
sign
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
sitting
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
six
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
south
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From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
subsisted
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
succeeding
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
tacit
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men on the _Halbrane_ took great hauls of fish, to their own satisfaction and ours.
two
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
understanding
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
West
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From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
wholly
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From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The half-breed, between whom and myself an odd kind of tacit understanding subsisted, approached the bench on which I was sitting--the captain was in his cabin, and West was not in sight--with a plain intention of conversing with me.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following day, the 29th of December, at six in the morning, the schooner set sail with a north-east wind, and this time her course was due south.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two succeeding days passed wholly without incident; neither land nor any sign of land was observed.
Year's
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From this reading It was New Year's Day, 1840, four months and seventeen days since I had left the Kerguelens and two months and five days since the _Halbrane_ had sailed from the Falklands.
