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accomplished
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
Ahoy
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From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
all
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alternately
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
awaited
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
back
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
board
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
bold
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brave
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From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
cadet
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cadets
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caused
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
cruiser
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
death
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
discipline
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
down
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
errand
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
eyes
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
feared
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
fellows
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From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
find
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
gallant
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
helm
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
hoped
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
inky-black
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
keeled
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
kept
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
knew
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
lay
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
lee
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
lifeboat
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
lives
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From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
manfully
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
Men
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
more
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
muffled
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
officer
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
perfect
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
perilous
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
plunged
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
pull
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From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
put
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
reach
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
rescuers
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
result
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
roaring
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
safety
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
spoke
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storm
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From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
struggling
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
suspense
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
tempest
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
tones
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From this reading Men spoke in muffled tones, cadets hoped and feared, and all awaited the result--life or death to the bold rescuers.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
turned
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
vent
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
vessel
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From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ship plunged and keeled as she lay to, and the eyes of all were alternately turned toward the inky-black tempest roaring down upon them, and the lifeboat struggling so manfully to reach the lee of the vessel and safety.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
words
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From this reading The suspense on board of the cruiser was terrible, the more so because perfect discipline kept it under, and it could find no vent in words.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No one yet knew whether the safety of his crew had caused the gallant cadet officer at the helm of the lifeboat to put back for the ship before the storm struck them, or he had returned because he had accomplished his perilous errand.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ahoy, my brave fellows! pull for your lives!”
