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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
anchors
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
angry
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
ashore
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
begun
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
blew
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
business
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
cargo
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
coast
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
dirty
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From this reading Moreover, he did not like the dirty Moorish town.
dust
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
engaged
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
evening
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
flat-roofed
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
get
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
going
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
HORIZON
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
Kit
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
like
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From this reading Moreover, he did not like the dirty Moorish town.
Moorish
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From this reading Moreover, he did not like the dirty Moorish town.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, he did not like the dirty Moorish town.
Mossamedes
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
out
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
resolved
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
rode
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
rolled
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
SMOKE
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
some
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
speculated
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
strange
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
superstitious
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
swell
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
talk
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
There
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
town
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
two
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
uneasily
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From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
unloaded
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From this reading She had unloaded some cargo and Kit, going ashore in the evening, speculated about the rest.
voyage
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
wanted
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
well
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From this reading He did not think he was superstitious, but the voyage had not begun well, and he wanted to get it over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SMOKE ON THE HORIZON An angry swell rolled along the coast, dust blew across the flat-roofed town, and _Mossamedes_, with two anchors out, rode uneasily.
Wolf
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From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was something strange about the business in which he was engaged, and he resolved he would talk to Wolf when he returned.
