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5
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
achievements
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
arose
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
awakened
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
beautiful
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
beauty
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
boy
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
call
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
childish
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
Coffee
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
comparing
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
deck
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
depict
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
down
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
dreamed
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
dreams
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
emerged
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
emulate
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
endeavoured
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
enjoyed
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
entrancing
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
far
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
five
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
Frank
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
glories
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
gulped
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
hastily
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
heaven
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
hoarse
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
ISLANDS
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
land
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
language
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
limpid
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
loss
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
loveliness
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
M
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
Many
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
masters
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
mate
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
months
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
mood
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
night's
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
odour
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
only
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
out
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
pure
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
ready
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
really
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
regretted
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
remembered
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
rudely
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
sank
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
satisfying
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
say
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
Sea
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
seas
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
sense
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
shouting
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
sleep
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
smoke
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
soul
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
South
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From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
strode
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
surroundings
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
sweet
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMONG THE ISLANDS Many masters of our beautiful language have endeavoured to depict the glories of a morning among the South Sea Islands, and I am in no mood to emulate their achievements.
Turn
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
unwonted
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
very
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From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
visions
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
voice
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From this reading But he was rudely awakened from these unwonted visions by the hoarse voice of the mate shouting “Turn to.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I can only say that when Frank, after a long night’s sleep, the first really satisfying sleep he had enjoyed for five months, arose at the call of “Coffee” at 5 A.M., he emerged into a sense of loveliness that, boy as he was, sank into his very soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
wonderingly
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From this reading The atmosphere was so sweet and pure, the odour of the land so entrancing, the beauty of the islands and limpid seas so far beyond anything he had ever dreamed of, that he found himself wonderingly comparing his surroundings with what he remembered of his childish dreams of heaven.
work
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From this reading He hastily gulped down his coffee, regretted his loss of a smoke, and strode out on deck ready for work.
