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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
all
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
apparently
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
backbone
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
baggage
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
Beacon
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
bowspritnounUS /ˈboʊsprɪt/
a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great part of the china had been broken.
bunkers
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
Burdette
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
Burke
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
china
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From this reading A great part of the china had been broken.
coal
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
coils
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
command
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
cut-water
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
damage
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
danger
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
disordered
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
distributed
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
Dunkery
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
easily
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
engines
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
find
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
floors
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
Furniture
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great part of the china had been broken.
greatly
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
HEAD
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
heaped
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
hurried
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
keelson
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
leaking
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
like
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
littered
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
managed
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
moderate
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
more
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
motion
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
movable
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
much
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
ornaments
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
out
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
papers
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great part of the china had been broken.
pieces
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
piles
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
Portman
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
received
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
recovered
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
rope
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From this reading Furniture, baggage, coils of rope, and everything movable had been pitched forward and heaped in disordered piles all over the vessel.
run
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
seams
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
Shelter
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
shivered
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
shock
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
sides
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
some
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
soon
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
splintered
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
stiff
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
strained
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
Summer
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
sustained
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
tough
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
uninjured
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
up
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From this reading Books, papers, and ornaments littered the floors, and even the coal was heaped up in the forward part of the bunkers.
vessel
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
WATER
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
well-built
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
wheel
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From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A HEAD ON THE WATER With her engines in motion and her wheel in the hands of Captain Burke, the _Summer Shelter_ was in no danger of being run into by the _Dunkery Beacon_, for she was much the more easily managed vessel.
yacht
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From this reading As soon as they had recovered a moderate command of their senses, Burdette and Portman hurried below to find out what damage had been sustained by the yacht; but, although she must have been greatly strained and might be leaking through some open seams, the tough keelson of the well-built vessel, running her length like a stiff backbone, had received and distributed the shock, and although her bowsprit was shivered to pieces and her cut-water splintered, her sides were apparently uninjured.
