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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 EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
arrived
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
Away
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
bare
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
beach
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
belated
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
blurring
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
bow
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
came
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
chances
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
churned
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
close-reefed
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
cloud-rack
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
coaster
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
Crotch
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
dashed
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
dimmed
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
dripping
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
dull
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
EQUINOCTIAL
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
fishing-boats
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
flattened
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
frightened
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
GALE
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
going
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
gray
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
harbor
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
headlong
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
heavily
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
horizon
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
hurrying
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
idle
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
Island
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
jib
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
Keyport
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
laboring
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
lounged
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
mist
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
Now
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
off
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
Out
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
pennants
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
plunge
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
poles
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
pounding
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
raw
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
red
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
roar
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
rocked
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
roofs
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
Sanford
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
sky
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
sloop
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
sousing
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
southeast
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
speculating
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
stevedores
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
streets
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
surf
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
swept
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From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
then
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From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
there
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
uneasily
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From this reading Out in the harbor the fishing-boats rocked uneasily, their long, red pennants flattened against the sky.
up
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
village
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
watching
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
waves
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
way
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From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
wharves
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE When Sanford arrived at Keyport, a raw, southeast gale swept through the deserted streets.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Away off in the open a dull gray mist, churned up by the tumbling waves, dimmed the horizon, blurring here and there a belated coaster laboring heavily under bare poles, while from Crotch Island way came the roar of the pounding surf dashed headlong on the beach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then a frightened sloop came hurrying in with close-reefed jib, sousing her bow under at every plunge.
work
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From this reading About the wharves of the village itself idle stevedores lounged under dripping roofs, watching the cloud-rack and speculating on the chances of going to work.
