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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 But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
alarming
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
assured
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
blew
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From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
called
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From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
chance
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
conjectures
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
detail
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
encouraging
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
enter
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
father
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
feel
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
feelings
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
fetched
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From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
followed
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
forth
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
gale
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From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
gone
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
happened
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
history
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
horrible
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
hurricane
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
indeed
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
Katherine
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
men
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
night
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
pier
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
places
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From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
reader
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
rose
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From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
sailors
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From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
sister
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From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
slender
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
Stella
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
tack
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From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
tempest
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From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
tragedy
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
Ventnor
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From this reading She might have fetched Ventnor or one of those places by a long tack.
well
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not enter in detail into the feelings of the father and sister on this alarming and dreadful night.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the wind rose till it blew what the sailors called half a gale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to Katherine a hurricane--a horrible tempest, in which no such slender craft as that in which Stella had gone forth had a chance for life; and indeed the men on the pier with their conjectures as to what might have happened were not encouraging.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
written
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From this reading No tragedy followed, the reader will feel well assured, or this history would never have been written.
