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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 The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
Allan
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
arranged
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
attraction
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
better
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
board
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
bring
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
Brock's
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
caution
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
coast
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
coming
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
Confinement
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
days
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
five-and-thirty
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
forth
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
friend
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
got
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
humanity
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
intercourse
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
man
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
Midwinter
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
more
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
Mr
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
new
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
offered
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
Once
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From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
rather
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
rigged
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
sailed
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
sea
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
see
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
social
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more Mr. Brock’s humanity got the better of Mr. Brock’s caution.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
tons
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
trial
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
trip
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
trust
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From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
vessel
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From this reading Confinement on board a little vessel of five-and-thirty tons offered no great attraction to a man of Mr. Brock’s time of life.
wait
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From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
Welsh
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He determined to wait, and see what the coming days of social intercourse might bring forth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he sailed on the trial trip of the yacht nevertheless, rather than trust Allan alone with his new friend.
yacht
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From this reading The days passed; the yacht was rigged and fitted for sea; a cruise was arranged to the Welsh coast--and Midwinter the Secret was the same Midwinter still.
