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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 On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
air-pump
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
ashore
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
back
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
black
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
bow
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
burned
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
CALEB
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
case
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
clear-cut
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
deck
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
dock
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
dress
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
equipment
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
eyes
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
far-off
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
fixed
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
flashed
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
flooding
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
glistening
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
Gull
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
horizon
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
Joe
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
Keyport
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
leaned
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
lifted
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
light
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
LIGHTS
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
made
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
moon
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
paraphernalia
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
put
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
ready
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From this reading The air-pump had been lifted into its case, and the dress and equipment had been made ready to be put ashore at the paraphernalia dock.
risen
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
sat
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
sea
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
settee
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From this reading Caleb leaned back on a settee, his eyes fixed on the glistening sea.
shadows
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
stanchions
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
star
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
starboard
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
striping
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
tiny
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From this reading On the starboard bow burned Keyport Light, and beyond flashed Little Gull, a tiny star on the far-off horizon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
TRIMS
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
way
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
white
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
yacht
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From this reading The moon had risen, flooding the yacht with white light and striping the deck with the clear-cut, black shadows of the stanchions.
yacht's
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From this reading CALEB TRIMS HIS LIGHTS Caleb and Captain Joe sat on the yacht’s deck on their way back to Keyport.
