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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 A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
advance
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
attention
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
attract
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
AUTHORITY
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From this reading A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
Ben
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
better
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
blockade-runner
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
boats
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
changed
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
Chatauqua
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
CONFLICT
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From this reading A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
contrary
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
cutter
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
darkness
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
deferred
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
expected
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
favor
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
five
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
headed
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
keep
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
latter
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
longer
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
lying
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
meeting
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
mile
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
miles
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
more
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
near
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
Nevis
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
people
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
policy
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
prize
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
pull
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
put
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
second
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From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
shore
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
steamer
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From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
sunset
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From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The first cutter was at least half a mile in advance of the second, and both, of them lying near the track of the blockade-runner.
useless
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From this reading It was useless to pull towards the expected prize; on the contrary, it was better policy to keep still, so as not to attract the attention of her people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about sunset when the Ben Nevis put about and headed in shore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Ben Nevis, when she changed her course, might have been about five miles distant from the Chatauqua, and the longer the meeting between the steamer and the boats was deferred, the more would the darkness favor the latter.
