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23
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
25
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
41
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
63
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
all
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
any
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
attended
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
blew
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
day
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From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.
days
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
degrees
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.
extent
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
field
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
floe
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
four
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
generally
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
giving
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
Glass's
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
ice
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
invariably
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
islands
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
kept
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
large
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
less
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From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.
light
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
longitude
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
meeting
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
more
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From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.
noon
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
northeast
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
now
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
rain
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
S
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
saw
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
search
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
seldom
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
several
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
snow
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From this reading Every day we had more or less snow.
southeast
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
southwardly
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
squall
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
twenty-sixth
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
up
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From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
very
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
W
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From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the twenty-sixth, at noon, we were in latitude 63 degrees 23’ S., longitude 41 degrees 25’ W. We now saw several large ice islands, and a floe of field ice, not, however, of any great extent.
westerly
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From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever we had a westerly wind, which was seldom, it was invariably attended with a rain squall.
winds
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From this reading The winds generally blew from the southeast, or the northeast, but were very light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We kept our course southwardly for four days after giving up the search for Glass’s islands, without meeting with any ice at all.
