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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 It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
ahead
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
aloud
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
alternately
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
Arangi
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
asleep
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
boys
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
calms
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
cannibal
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
cooking
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
day
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
deck
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
driving
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
eight
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
excitements
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
exciting
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
forced
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
galley
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
Get
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From this reading Get him.
grin
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
heavy
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
heeled
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
Horn
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
island
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
It's
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
Jerry
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
kicking
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
lamp
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
lee
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
low
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
made
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
Malaita
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
manifold
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
mate's
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
misery
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
most
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
night
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
plunged
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
rain
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
return
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
rolled
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
scuttling
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
sent
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
skins
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
SkippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
sleep
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
smote
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
south-east
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
squall
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
squalls
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
stateroom
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
stoppage
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
swift
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
tiny
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
trade
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
tropic
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From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
turned
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
twelve
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And swift tropic night smote the _Arangi_, as she alternately rolled in calms and heeled and plunged ahead in squalls under the lee of the cannibal island of Malaita.
Van
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
variable
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
watch
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From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
weary
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
weather
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
wet
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From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
wild-dog
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From this reading Jerry was weary from the manifold excitements of the most exciting day in his life; and he was asleep and kicking and growling in his sleep, ere Skipper, with a last look at him and a grin as he turned the lamp low, muttered aloud: "It's that wild-dog, Jerry.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a stoppage of the south-east trade wind that made for variable weather, and that made cooking on the exposed deck galley a misery and sent the return boys, who had nothing to wet but their skins, scuttling below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first watch, from eight to twelve, was the mate's; and Captain Van Horn, forced below by the driving wet of a heavy rain squall, took Jerry with him to sleep in the tiny stateroom.
