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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 MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
actually
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
back
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
beaten
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
BELT
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
brig
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
Cape
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
coast
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
Covenant
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
day
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
days
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
decision
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
driven
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
end
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
falling
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
far
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
fog
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
followed
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
foul
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
fro
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
GOLD
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
grew
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
hand
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
hid
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
hitherto
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
ill-luck
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
made
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
marked
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
More
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
ninth
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
officers
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
only
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
other
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
others
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
pursued
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
result
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
rightly
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
rocky
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
seeing
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
sight
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
Some
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
south
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
strongly
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
swell
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
tacked
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
tenth
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
There
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From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
thick
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
tossed
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
voyage
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
way
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From this reading Some days she made a little way; others, she was driven actually back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
week
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
wet
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
white
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From this reading The tenth afternoon there was a falling swell and a thick, wet, white fog that hid one end of the brig from the other.
whole
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
wild
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed on that a council of the officers, and some decision which I did not rightly understand, seeing only the result: that we had made a fair wind of a foul one and were running south.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
Wrath
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From this reading At last we were beaten so far to the south that we tossed and tacked to and fro the whole of the ninth day, within sight of Cape Wrath and the wild, rocky coast on either hand of it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD More than a week went by, in which the ill-luck that had hitherto pursued the _Covenant_ upon this voyage grew yet more strongly marked.
