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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 first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
able
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
almost
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
arrive
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
blows
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN SAND.
catastrophe
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
combination
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
companions
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
death
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
eyes
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
fearful
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
felt
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
five
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
frightful
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
horror
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
Hull
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
impression
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
jubarte's
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
just
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
living
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
men
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
only
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
oppose
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
passengers
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
pick
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
Pilgrim
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
Pilgrim's
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
pity
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
place
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
presence
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From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
sailors
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From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
SAND
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From this reading CAPTAIN SAND.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
scene
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
taken
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From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They only thought of this frightful death of Captain Hull and the five sailors.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
unfortunate
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
up
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first impression felt by the passengers of the "Pilgrim" in presence of this terrible catastrophe was a combination of pity and horror.
whale-boat's
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This fearful scene had just taken place almost under their eyes, while they could do nothing to save the poor men.
wounded
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From this reading They had not even been able to arrive in time to pick up the whale-boat's crew, their unfortunate companions, wounded, but still living, and to oppose the "Pilgrim's" hull to the jubarte's formidable blows.
