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1880
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It came about in this way.
acquaintance
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
age
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
ARCTIC
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
average
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
blight
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Boat
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Boxing
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
call
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
came
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From this reading It came about in this way.
capacity
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
command
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
Criminal
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Currie
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Dangers
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Dips
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Edinburgh
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Effect
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
entered
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
examinations
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
fellow-student
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Fishing
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Glamour
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Gray
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
hard
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
Hope
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
Hurricane
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
Idlers
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
John
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
knowledge
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Mate
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
medical
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
medicine
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
months
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
OCEAN
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
often
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
only
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
paid
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
raw
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
reading
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Seas
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
serious
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
services
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
seven
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
Sight
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
sitting
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
slight
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
some
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From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
started
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
student
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
surgeon
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
Taking
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
TerriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
there
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It came about in this way.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
Three
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
twenty
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
very
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
visit
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
Voyage
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
way
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From this reading It came about in this way.
well
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
well-known
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
Whale
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
whaler
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
WHALING
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One raw afternoon in Edinburgh, whilst I was sitting reading hard for one of those examinations which blight the life of a medical student, there entered to me one Currie, a fellow-student with whom I had some slight acquaintance.
Woman
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From this reading WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN The _Hope_--John Gray--Boxing--The Terrible Mate--Our Criminal--First Sight of a Woman--A Hurricane--Dangers of the Fishing--Three Dips in the Arctic--The Idlers’ Boat--Whale Taking--Glamour of the Arctic--Effect of Voyage.
year
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From this reading It was in the _Hope_, under the command of the well-known whaler, John Gray, that I paid a seven months’ visit to the Arctic Seas in the year 1880.
year's
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
years
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From this reading I went in the capacity of surgeon, but as I was only twenty years of age when I started, and as my knowledge of medicine was that of an average third year’s student, I have often thought that it was as well that there was no very serious call upon my services.
