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aft
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
almost
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
approaching
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
awning
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
bay
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
beloved
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
borne
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From this reading And yet, they had borne up wonderfully well under the circumstances.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
care-worn
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
CASE
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE SIZES UP THE CASE.
circumstances
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From this reading And yet, they had borne up wonderfully well under the circumstances.
cruiser
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
daughter
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
day
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE SIZES UP THE CASE.
encounter
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
evening
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
fate
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
glancing
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
Goalong
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
harbor
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
inside
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
Kane
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
making
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
Maxwell
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
mother
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
Narrows
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
near
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
pirate
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
prostrated
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
rapidly
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
sad
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
seated
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
second
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
silent
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
sister
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
SIZES
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE SIZES UP THE CASE.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DETECTIVE SIZES UP THE CASE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
turned
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
uncertainty
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From this reading Both were sad and care-worn, for the terrible uncertainty as to the fate of the beloved sister and daughter had almost prostrated them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
UP
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From this reading THE DETECTIVE SIZES UP THE CASE.
upper
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
walked
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
watch
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
way
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From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
well
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From this reading And yet, they had borne up wonderfully well under the circumstances.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
wheel-house
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
wife
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From this reading Maxwell Kane was standing near the wheel-house as they passed inside the bay, and, after glancing at his watch, he turned and walked aft, where his wife and her mother were seated, silent, under the awning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the _Goalong_ passed the Narrows and was making her way rapidly through the upper harbor, it was approaching the evening of the second day after her encounter with the pirate cruiser, _Shadow_.
wonderfully
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From this reading And yet, they had borne up wonderfully well under the circumstances.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, they had borne up wonderfully well under the circumstances.
