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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 The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
Adder's
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
alteration
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
Antilles
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
assailed
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
atmosphere
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
August
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
bade
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
become
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
board
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
bottom
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
broke
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
cabin
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
cabins
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
came
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
change
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
confined
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
conviction
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
Cranky
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
day
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
deep
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
desolate
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
devout
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
emotion
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
fallen
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
fatal
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
fearfully
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
FEVER
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From this reading THE YELLOW FEVER.
food
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
friendless
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
full
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
habits
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
heat
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
heels
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
helpless
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
home
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
imagined
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
island
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
Isle
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
July
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
June
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
like
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
lived
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
lonely
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
many
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
months
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
most
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
Nebuchadnezzar
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
now
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
officers
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
only
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
out
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
paper
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
place
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
pound
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
quarters
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
raiment
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
recently
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
said
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
scourge
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
seldom
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
sent
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
sheet
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
shot
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
sick-bay
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
some
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
soon
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
system
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
thankfulness
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From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YELLOW FEVER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
there
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From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
thirty-two
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
Tortoises
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
total
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
undergone
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From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The excitement so long and so recently undergone,--the sudden change of food, raiment, and quarters, after the total alteration of my system and habits, during the time that I had lived like Nebuchadnezzar on the Isle of Tortoises.--now began to tell fearfully upon me; and I was assailed by that scourge of the Antilles, the yellow fever.
victims
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From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat of the atmosphere was now so great, that one might have imagined, as Cranky said, "that there was only a sheet of paper between the _Adder's_ cabin and _another_ place."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When the conviction of this came over me, I had but one emotion,--devout thankfulness that it had _not_ fallen upon me while lonely and desolate, helpless and friendless, on the island.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the months of May, June, July, and August, are the most fatal for the yellow fever, it now broke out on board; the sick-bay was soon full; many officers were confined to their cabins, and a day seldom passed without some one being sent to his long home at the bottom of the great deep, with a thirty-two pound shot at his heels; and ere long I bade fair to become one of its victims.
YELLOW
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From this reading THE YELLOW FEVER.
