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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 CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
all
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
attention
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
Bahamas
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
business
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
CHATEAUGAY
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
Christy
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
cruising
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
days
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
discovered
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
DISTANCE
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
eastward
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
enabled
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
engaged
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
far
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
few
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
fixed
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
Flanger
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
just
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
known
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
later
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
lead
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
masts
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
minutes
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From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
most
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
movement
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
necessary
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
occurred
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
off
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
out
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
passenger
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
practise
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
prisoner
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
really
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
see
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
Snapper
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
steamer
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From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
there
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
three
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From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had just come about, and this movement had enabled the prisoner to see that she had three masts; but that was really all there was to lead him to suppose she was the Chateaugay.
too
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
two
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From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
unceasing
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Captain Flanger discovered the sail a few minutes later, and fixed his attention upon it.
vigilance
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From this reading In the business in which he was engaged it was necessary to practise the most unceasing vigilance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CHATEAUGAY IN THE DISTANCE The steamer which Christy had discovered was a long distance from the Snapper.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was too far off for him to make her out; and if he had not known that she was cruising to the eastward of the Bahamas, it would not have occurred to him that she was the steamer in which he had been a passenger two days before.
