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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 At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
any
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From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
Arcturion's
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
boat
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From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
break
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
broke
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
compunctions
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
day
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
disasters
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
feel
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From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
final
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
gray
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
horizon
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
humor
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From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
imputed
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
indifference
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
known
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
land
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From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
light
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
line
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
many
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
miles
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From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
night
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
north-eastward
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From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
past
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
regarded
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
sailors
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
sea
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From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
serene
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From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
speck
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
suspect
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
thousand
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From this reading At sea in an open boat, and a thousand miles from land!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
transparent
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From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
truth
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From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
very
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From this reading Nor, as it was, did I feel in any very serene humor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
way
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From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
wending
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From this reading It was the ship wending her way north-eastward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shortly after the break of day, in the gray transparent light, a speck to windward broke the even line of the horizon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had I not known the final indifference of sailors to such disasters as that which the Arcturion’s crew must have imputed to the night past (did not the skipper suspect the truth) I would have regarded that little speck with many compunctions of conscience.
