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14th
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
21st
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
all
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From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
approaching
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
average
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
board
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
Dick
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
event
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
February
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
followed
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
frequented
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
freshened
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
gradually
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
hemisphere
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
hours
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
hundred
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
incident
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
making
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
miles
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
more
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
northwest
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
other
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
parts
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
pass
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
Pilgrim
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
place
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
rapidly
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
sailed
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
Sand
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
seek
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
sixty
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
size
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From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
TEMPEST
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From this reading TEMPEST.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
twenty-four
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From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
vessel
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From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
vessels
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From this reading Dick Sand thought the schooner must be approaching those parts more frequented by the merchant vessels which seek to pass from one hemisphere to the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly all that could be asked of a vessel of that size.
week
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From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the week which followed that event, from the 14th of February to the 21st, no incident took place on board.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind from the northwest freshened gradually, and the "Pilgrim" sailed rapidly, making on an average one hundred and sixty miles in twenty-four hours.
