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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
boat
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
chocks
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
clinging
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
companions
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
confusion
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
covering
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
davit
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
dishevelled
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
down
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
enter
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
face
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
faces
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
fright
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
Grace
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
grasped
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
hair
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
handed
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
Heaven
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
jumped
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
lifeboat
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
louder
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
moaning
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
Mr
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
murmuring
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
officer
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
others
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
out
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
Pandora
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
piteously
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
places
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
prayers
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
quickly
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
sailors
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
scene
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
sheets
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
SHIPWRECKEDnounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHIPWRECKED.
shut
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
Six
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
some
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
Sparkes
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
starboard
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
stern
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
swung
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
tackles
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
taken
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From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
tear-stained
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
terrifying
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
Then
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
thwarts
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
tiller
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From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six sailors jumped quickly into her, and took their places on the thwarts, and the third officer, Mr Sparkes, grasped the tiller in the stern sheets.
Vansittart
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
wailing
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From this reading The first to enter the boat was Grace Vansittart, wailing louder than the rest, and covering her face with her hands to shut out the terrifying scene around her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the midst of this terrible confusion, the starboard lifeboat of the _Pandora_ was taken from her chocks, and swung into the davit tackles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
women
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From this reading Then the women, with tear-stained faces and dishevelled hair, were handed down, some moaning piteously with fright, others murmuring prayers to Heaven for help, and clinging to their companions in their distress.
