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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
all
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
angry
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From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
blinded
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
compass-card
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
day
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From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
Deep
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
down
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
dun
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
ended
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
far
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
flushings
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From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
frenzy
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
full
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
hopes
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
islands
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
many
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
Mardi
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
moons
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
much
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
myriad
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
overcast
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From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
pen
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
pointed
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
points
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
prows
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
pursuit
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
reeked
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
revived
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
sailed
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From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
scowled
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
sea
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From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
searched
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
sky
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From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
sometimes
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
steadfast
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
sun
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
three
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
Thus
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
trace
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
unseen
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We sailed upon an angry sea, beneath an angry sky.
vapors
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After its first fair morning flushings, all that day was overcast.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
weal
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
West
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From this reading Deep scowled on deep; and in dun vapors, the blinded sun went down, unseen; though full toward the West our three prows were pointed; steadfast as three printed points upon the compass-card.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
woe
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From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
write
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But though my hopes revived not from their ashes; yet, so much of Mardi had we searched, it seemed as if the long pursuit must, ere many moons, be ended; whether for weal or woe, my frenzy sometimes reeked not.
Yillah
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From this reading Thus far, through myriad islands, had we searched: of all, no one pen may write: least, mine;—and still no trace of Yillah.
