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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 A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
all
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
August
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
bathing
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
blowing
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
boatmen
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
brooding
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
busy
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
CLIFF
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From this reading OVER THE CLIFF.
coming
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
compass
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
dark
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
day
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
Dering
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
down
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
dragging
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
dry
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
dull
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
evening
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
face
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
fast
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
fitful
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
front
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
green
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
high
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
homeward
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
hot
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
incoming
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
Lion
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
Lionel
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
machines
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
making
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
men
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
minutes
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
more
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
muffled
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
night
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
now
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
ominous
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE CLIFF.
own
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
points
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
presageful
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
puffs
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
reach
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
ready
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
roar
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
settled
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
Silver
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
storm
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE CLIFF.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
tide
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
tiny
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From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
turn
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From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
two
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
undecided
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
unfelt
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
usual
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
various
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly dark by the time Lionel Dering was ready to turn his face homeward.
weathercock
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From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boatmen were busy with their tiny craft, making everything fast for the night; and the bathing men were dragging their machines high and dry beyond reach of the incoming tide.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
windless
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From this reading A hot, windless August day had settled down into a dull, brooding evening, presageful of a coming storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tide was coming in with an ominous muffled roar; the wind, unfelt all day, was now blowing in fitful puffs from various points of the compass, so that the weathercock on the green, in front of the Silver Lion, was more undecided than usual, and did not know its own mind for two minutes at a time.
