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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 Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
act
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
actors
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From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
all
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
any
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
applauded
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From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
became
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From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
blue
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
bluster
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
board
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
brag
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
breed
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
came
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
close
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
contempt
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
Day
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
Death
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
echo
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From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
estrange
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
fact
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
filled
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
Fortune's
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
hand
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
held
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
hour
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
How
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
idle
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
Indies
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
intimacy
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
laugh
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
like
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
listless
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
lives
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
magic
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
mate
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
minister
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
minute
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
one's
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
others
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
out
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
pirate
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
placed
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
play
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
played
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
queen
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
reverenced
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
rigging
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
sailed
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
sails
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
Sand
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
sang
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
scabbard
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
seas
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
south
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
stage
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From this reading That ship became a stage, and we, the actors, should have been applauded to the echo.
strange
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
sword
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
too
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
turn
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
unconcern
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
unharmed
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
very
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
voluptuous
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
walked
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
watch
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From this reading It was not a time to think; it was a time to act, to laugh and make others laugh, to bluster and brag, to estrange sword and scabbard, to play one's hand with a fine unconcern, but all the time to watch, watch, watch, day in and day out, every minute of every hour.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
well
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
wheel
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
witness
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
woman
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From this reading How well we played let witness the fact that the ship came to the Indies, with me for captain and the minister for mate, and with the woman that was on board unharmed; nay, reverenced like a queen.
world
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
Write
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From this reading In which we Write upon the Sand Day after day the wind filled our sails and sang in the rigging, and day after day we sailed through blue seas toward the magic of the south.
wrong
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From this reading Day after day a listless and voluptuous world seemed too idle for any dream of wrong, and day after day we whom a strange turn of Fortune's wheel had placed upon a pirate ship held our lives in our hands, and walked so close with Death that at length that very intimacy did breed contempt.
