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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 wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
Adam
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
all
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
anchor
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
ASHORE
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From this reading I GO ASHORE.
away
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
beach
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
breaking
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
breeze
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
brightened
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
brightly
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
came
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
canvas
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
clouds
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
covered
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
crept
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
Cruz
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
damages
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
dark
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
day
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
distance
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
eastern
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
Eugenie
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
fathoms
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
foreground
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
full
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
gentle
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
GO
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From this reading I GO ASHORE.
gray
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
green
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
harbor
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
high
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO ASHORE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
land
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
light
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
looming
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
lovely
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
lulled
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
mid-air
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
mile
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
mist
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
moored
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
more
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
most
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
night
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
obscure
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
once
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
out
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
Peak
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
places
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
rain
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
reef
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
repair
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
rising
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
Santa
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
saw
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
shaken
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
shining
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
shore
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
side
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
slopes
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
snow
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
some
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
space
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
spars
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
spread
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
steep
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
sun
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
surf
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
there
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
thirty-three
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
towered
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
trifling
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From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
unrisen
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
vivid
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
water
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From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
white
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From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
wholly
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From this reading As day brightened through clouds half rain, half mist, and wholly gray or obscure, we saw the land looming high and dark.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind lulled away into a gentle breeze; reef after reef was shaken out until a full spread of canvas once more covered the spars of the _Eugenie_; and to repair some trifling damages of the night we crept in shore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We moored in thirty-three fathoms water, about half a mile from the shore, which in most places is steep, with green and lovely slopes rising high above it.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Beyond it in the distance there was a space of vivid light; in the foreground, surf white as snow was breaking on the beach, and high over all, in mid-air, towered the wondrous Peak of Adam, on the eastern side of which the sun (as yet _unrisen_ to us) was shining brightly when we came to anchor in the harbor of Santa Cruz.
