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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 Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
approaching
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
becomes
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
bright
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It looked like a far-off craft on fire.
crimson
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
dawn
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
disk
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
evening
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
expanded
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
far-off
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From this reading It looked like a far-off craft on fire.
fire
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From this reading It looked like a far-off craft on fire.
flood
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
full
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
gray
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
higher
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
horizon's
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
invisible
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the reverse in the morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked like a far-off craft on fire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
Jarl's
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
like
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked like a far-off craft on fire.
loom
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the reverse in the morning.
noon
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
notches
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
oar
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
observed
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
perceptible
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
reality
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
recedes
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
reverse
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From this reading It is the reverse in the morning.
rim
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
rises
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
sea
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
ship's
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
showed
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
sight
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
sixteen
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
spars
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
spider's
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
sun
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
sunset
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
touched
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
traced
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
uppermost
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
vessel
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
view
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From this reading In sight at gray dawn, the distant vessel, though in reality approaching, recedes from view, as the sun rises higher and higher.
weather
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From this reading In bright weather at sea, a sail, invisible in the full flood of noon, becomes perceptible toward sunset.
web
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From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jarl’s oar showed sixteen notches on the loom, when one evening, as the expanded sun touched the horizon’s rim, a ship’s uppermost spars were observed, traced like a spider’s web against its crimson disk.
