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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 Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
all
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
almost
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
bodies
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
boisterous
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
breath
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
capsized
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
chance
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
clear
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
crowded
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
cutter
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
dark
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
distance
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
drowning
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
FARRELL'S
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From this reading FARRELL’S REVENGE.
floated
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
fortunate
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
freight
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
gale
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
huge
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
immersion
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
jolly-boat
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
knew
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
knocking
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
living
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
majority
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
occurred
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
Once
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
out
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
Overladen
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
Pandora
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
passengers
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
prosperously
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
quarter
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
REVENGE
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From this reading FARRELL’S REVENGE.
rush
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
saving
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
sea
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
sinking
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
small
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
some
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
spars
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
stern
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
sucked
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
thoroughly
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
unexpected
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
unhappy
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
unnerved
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From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
vessel
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
water
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From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
wave
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
way
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From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once clear of the sinking vessel, and the spars that floated about her stern, the cutter went prosperously on her way, but the jolly-boat had not been so fortunate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, the immersion was so sudden and unexpected, and they had been so thoroughly unnerved before it occurred, that the majority of them were sucked under, almost before they knew that they were drowning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the dark, with the boisterous water knocking the breath out of their bodies, what chance had the unhappy passengers of saving themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
wrong
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From this reading Overladen by the rush of excited passengers who crowded into her, she had but small chance in such a gale, and when she was some little distance from the _Pandora_, a huge wave took her suddenly on the wrong quarter, and she capsized with all her living freight into the sea.
