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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 Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
ALMOST
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
Ann
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
awhile
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
blue
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
cabin
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
came
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
Chantrey
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
clearer
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
deck
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
door
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From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
down
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
dying
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
extremity
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
eyes
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
following
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From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
friend
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
glance
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
Holland
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
husband
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
ill
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
keener
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
lingered
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
looking
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
lying
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
matter
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From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
minute
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
needed
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
nurse
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
own
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
presence
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
Scott
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
seen
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
SHIPWRECKEDnounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
Sophy
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From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
sorely
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
sorrowfully
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From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
stay
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
two
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From this reading Captain Scott came down for a minute or two, but he could not stay beside him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALMOST SHIPWRECKED Sophy Chantrey was left alone to nurse her dying husband, for Ann Holland was lying ill in her own cabin, ignorant of his extremity.
watched
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From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter with him?" she asked, following him to the cabin door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sophy watched him with a clearer and keener glance in her blue eyes than he had ever yet seen in them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His presence was sorely needed on deck, yet he lingered awhile, looking sorrowfully at his friend.
