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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 the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
allow
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
austral
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bed
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
begin
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
brave
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breakfast
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
cold
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
conditions
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contemplate
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
decided
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
dig
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
Dirk
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
dragged
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dying
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
east
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
escaped
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
fates
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
grant
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
Halbrane
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
Heaven
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
horizon
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
hundred
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
iceberg
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
Lying
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
men
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
moment
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
months
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
most
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
observing
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
off
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
Once
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
operation
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
out
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
paces
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
pass
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
Peters
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
rough
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
set
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From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
severity
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
six
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
slide
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
sloping
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From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
south
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
success
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
terror
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once the winter had set in, none of us could have escaped from that most terrible of fates--dying of cold.
vast
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
voice
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From this reading At this moment, Dirk Peters, who was observing the horizon from south to east at about one hundred paces off, cried out in a rough voice: "Lying to!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
winter
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From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Would that Heaven might grant success to the operation, for who could contemplate without terror having to brave the severity of the austral winter, and to pass six months under such conditions as ours on a vast iceberg, dragged none could tell whither?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the morning, after breakfast, it was decided that the men should begin to dig a sloping bed which would allow the _Halbrane_ to slide to the foot of the iceberg.
