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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 VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
allowed
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
BATTERY
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
boats
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
closely
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
cottage
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
crews
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
cutter
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
dark
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
discovered
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
fall
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
far
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
feet
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
followed
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
former
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
head
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
high
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
hour
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
house
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
illuminated
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
inside
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
investigate
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
keeper
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
Key
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
light
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
longer
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
matter
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
men
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
moderate
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
muffled
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
oars
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
ordinary
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
reached
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
rise
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
Seahorse
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
second
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
SHORE
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
silent
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
stop
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
stroke
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
talk
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
there
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From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So far as could be discovered there was no one on the Key, though the boats did not stop to investigate this matter.
tide
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
tomb
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From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
tower
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From this reading On the Key was a light house, and a cottage for the keeper of it; but the former was no longer illuminated, and the house was as dark as the head of the tower.
two
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From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
VISIT
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From this reading THE VISIT TO A SHORE BATTERY The first cutter reached the Seahorse Key closely followed by the second.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The crews still pulled a moderate stroke with their muffled oars, the men were not allowed to talk, and everything was as silent as the inside of a tomb.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was within an hour of high tide, the ordinary rise and fall of which was two and a half feet.
