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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 A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
amuse
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From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
analyze
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From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
arrival
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
attempt
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From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
awful
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
bunks
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
crept
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
dared
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From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
dreams
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
fear
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From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
flatter
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From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
flesh
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
horror
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From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
isle
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
loathing
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
lonely
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
man
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
man's
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
man-o
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
midnight
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
mysteriously
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
night
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
old
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
others
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
outcries
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
perceived
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From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
proximity
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
remembered
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
Roberts
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
solitude
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
soul
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE INTERVIEW.
terrors
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I dared not attempt to imagine or to analyze them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
thoughts
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From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He perceived the fear or horror he excited, and it seemed to amuse or flatter him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
war's
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
Weston
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From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What must his thoughts have been amid the awful solitude of that lonely isle before our arrival?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remembered his dreams, his outcries, and midnight terrors, when in the forecastle bunks; I thought of poor Captain Weston, of old Roberts the man-o'-war's man, who disappeared so mysteriously in the night, and of others whose blood was upon this man's hands and on his soul, and my flesh crept with loathing at our proximity.
