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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 MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
bare-legged
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
begun
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
bow
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
British
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
built
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
Campeador
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
careless
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
cargo
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
clear
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
combers
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
EXCURSION
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
fast
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
fishermen
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
grave
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
heavy
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
horribly
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
joined
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
kept
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
Kit
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
Las
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
launches
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
like
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
mail-liner
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
model
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
occupation
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
officers
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
Palmas
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
piles
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
rolled
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
rowed
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From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
satisfied
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
shipped
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
steam
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
straight
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
strange
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
Then
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From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Kit thought it strange, but she was kept as clear as a British mail-liner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
Trade-breeze
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
Two
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
up
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
water
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From this reading Although she rolled horribly across the combers the Trade-breeze piles up, she shipped no heavy water.
weeks
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had begun to like her crew; the grave bare-legged fishermen who rowed the cargo launches, and the careless officers.
whole
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MOUNTAIN EXCURSION Two weeks after Kit joined his ship, she returned to Las Palmas, and on the whole he was satisfied with his occupation.
yacht's
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From this reading _Campeador_ was fast and built on a steam yacht's model, except that her bow was straight.
