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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 CHANGE.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
appearing
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
assumed
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
away
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
ball
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
beams
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
better
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
bosom
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
breeze
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE.
clear
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
clouds
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
day
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
death-shroud
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
deep
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
drifted
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
eastward
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
eight
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
face
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
fantastic
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
finally
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
fire
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
flowing
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
gentle
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
golden
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
heavens
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
horizon
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
hour
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
hue
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
hung
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
knots
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
lifted
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
light
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
like
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
lit
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
living
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
majestic
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
making
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
mist
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
night
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
ocean
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
orange
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
Pandora
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
resolved
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
rich
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
rippled
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
rosy
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
scarlet
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
shafts
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
shapes
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
sheets
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From this reading The _Pandora_ was making her eight knots an hour with flowing sheets.
shot
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
sky
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
slowly
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
Then
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
there
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
tinted
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
turned
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
unhealthy
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From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
up
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During that night a gentle breeze rippled the bosom of the ocean, and the unhealthy mist, like a death-shroud hung over the face of the living, was slowly lifted, and passed away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
west
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From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
white
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From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By morning, when long white shafts of light were appearing in the eastward, there was a clear horizon, and, better still, a fair wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the clouds assumed fantastic shapes, and drifted towards the west, and a rosy hue tinted the white sky, which turned to a deep scarlet, and finally resolved itself to a rich orange, until a majestic ball of fire shot up into the heavens, and lit the day with golden beams.
