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3rd
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
all
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
arose
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
bad
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
became
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
blew
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
Business
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
days
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
Fix
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
Fogg
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
fury
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
gale
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
Go
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
heavily
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
high
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
impatient
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
knocking
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
latter
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
monstrous
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
much
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
northwest
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
November
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
obstinately
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
passengers
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
Passepartout
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
path
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
Phileas
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
proved
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
raised
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
Rangoon
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
reefed
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
remaining
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
retarded
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
rigging
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
rolled
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
sails
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
sort
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
squall
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
steamer
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From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
tempest
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
too
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
vessel
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From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
voyage
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
waves
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From this reading The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became impatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before their path.
weather
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix Go Each about His Business The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage.
whistling
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From this reading The Rangoon reefed all her sails, and even the rigging proved too much, whistling and shaking amid the squall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sort of tempest arose on the 3rd of November, the squall knocking the vessel about with fury, and the waves running high.
