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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 Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
acutely
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
air
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
Alice
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
away
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
best
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
breeze
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
calm
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
came
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
careering
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
change
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
chapter
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
cold
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
days
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
deck
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
died
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
escorted
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
events
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
FALLS
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From this reading THE GLASS FALLS.
felt
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
Few
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
furs
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
GLASS
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From this reading THE GLASS FALLS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
huddle
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
keen
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
ladies
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
Leyton
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
Lovell
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
made
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
marvellous
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
most
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
ocean
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
pace
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
Pandora
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
passengers
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
patronised
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
rattled
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
related
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
rigging
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
round
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
sat
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
searching
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
sent
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
snorting
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
southerly
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
stove
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
sultry
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLASS FALLS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
Three
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
too
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From this reading Few patronised the deck--the air was too keen and searching.
trade
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
unpack
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From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
vessel
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
weather
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
week
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
well
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
wheel-house
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From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind which rattled through the rigging was cold and chilly, and made the ladies unpack their furs, and huddle round the stove.
winds
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From this reading Three days after the events related in the last chapter, the trade winds, which had escorted the _Pandora_ so well on her passage, died away, and left the vessel in a dead calm, till a snorting southerly breeze came over the ocean, and sent her careering along at her best pace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a marvellous change from the sultry weather of the week before, when Alice Leyton had sat with Captain Lovell under the wheel-house, and most of the passengers felt it acutely.
