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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
avant-couriers
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
bright
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
brine
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
Chamois
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
close
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
deck
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
down
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
dry
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
enlivening
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
event
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From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
far
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
fish
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
followed
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
high
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
Islands
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
Jarl
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
keel
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
leaving
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
loneliness
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From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
lurking
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
now
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
out
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
outriders
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
Parki
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
Parki's
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
perhaps
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
Pilot
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
pleasantly
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
racing
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
ranks
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
relating
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From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
sea
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
search
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
Shell
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
shoals
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
side
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
sight
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From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
small
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
socially
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
steel-blue
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
swimming
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From this reading Ever since leaving the Pearl Shell Islands, the Parki had been followed by shoals of small fish, pleasantly enlivening the sea, and socially swimming by her side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
vain
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From this reading But in vain did Jarl and I search among their ranks for the little, steel-blue Pilot fish, so long outriders of the Chamois.
voyage
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From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But perhaps since the Chamois was now high and dry on the Parki’s deck, our bright little avant-couriers were lurking out of sight, far down in the brine; racing along close to the keel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it is not with the Pilot fish that we now have to do.
worth
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From this reading About this time, the loneliness of our voyage was relieved by an event worth relating.
