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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 The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
back
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
big
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
blinding
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
boom
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
bound
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
bow
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From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
Britannic
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
buried
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From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
burst
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
busily
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
canvas
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
ceiling
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
clambered
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
Enoch
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From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
fell
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
fore-deck
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
forth
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
guns
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
head
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
Heavy-booted
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
lashing
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
lay
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From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
Liverpool
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
mass
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
obliterated
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
plain
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
plunged
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
reading
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From this reading Enoch lay in his berth, reading.
rose
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
sailors
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
sea
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
Some
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
spray
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
starboard-deck
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
stateroom
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
stubbornly
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
vibration
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From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
wave
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From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Every little while her bow buried itself under a great wave.
windbreak
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From this reading Heavy-booted sailors clambered back and forth over the ceiling of the plain little stateroom, busily lashing some canvas as a windbreak on the starboard-deck.
wintry
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From this reading The _Britannic_, bound for Liverpool, rose, fell, and plunged on stubbornly, in a wintry head sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some burst upon her fore-deck, with the boom and vibration of big guns, her bow obliterated under the explosion in a blinding mass of spray.
