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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 About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
addressing
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
alarmed
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
blue
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
Blythe
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From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
carpenter
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
clear
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
collected
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
DANGER
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From this reading DANGER.
fire
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
gunpowder
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
half-round
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
hatch
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
hose
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
issuing
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
kegs
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
lads
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
lead
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
loud
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
main
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
news
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
Now
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
observed
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
officer
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From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
out
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
Pandora's
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
pass
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
ports
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
quarter-deck
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
receive
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From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
rushed
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
screw
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
skylight
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
small
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
smoke
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
some
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
starboard
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
steward
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
Unbatten
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
Vernon
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From this reading Vernon Blythe was the officer to receive it.
voice
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From this reading ‘Unbatten the main hatch,’ he shouted, in a loud, clear collected voice to the carpenter, ‘and pass out the kegs of gunpowder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
watch
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From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
wreath
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From this reading About the same time a small wreath of blue smoke was observed issuing from one of the starboard ports of the _Pandora’s_ half-round, and the alarmed steward rushed upon the quarter-deck, with the terrible news that the ship was on fire.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, lads!’ he continued, addressing some of his watch, ‘screw on your hose, and lead it through the skylight.’
