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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 We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
all
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From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
approaching
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
best
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From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
boat
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
called
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her captain was evidently hurrying her all he could.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
compared
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From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her captain was evidently hurrying her all he could.
dashed
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
deign
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
doing
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From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
eight
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
evidently
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From this reading Her captain was evidently hurrying her all he could.
expected
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From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
feel
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her captain was evidently hurrying her all he could.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
hurrying
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From this reading Her captain was evidently hurrying her all he could.
imposed
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
making
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From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
merrily
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
miles
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
misnomer
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
new
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From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
now
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
old
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
port
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
Priam
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
responsibility
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
Ruoara
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
seeming
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly she was doing all that was expected of her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
town
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
Ucayga
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
very
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From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
visit
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From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
way
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From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were approaching the _Ruoara_; for that was the name of the old boat, though it was a misnomer now to her, for she did not deign to visit the town after which she was called.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next port was Priam, eight miles distant; and the _Ucayga_ dashed merrily on her way, seeming to feel and rejoice in the responsibility which was imposed upon her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was making her best time, which, however, was very poor time, compared with the new boat.
