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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 spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
absorbing
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
all
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
aroused
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
attempts
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
calm
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
cares
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
companions
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
condition
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
considerations
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
darkness
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
day
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
daybreak
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
endeavoured
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
expectations
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
fortunate
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
gazing
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
getting
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
hiding
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
hull
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
hunger
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
known
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
lethargy
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
measure
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
now
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
other
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
pangs
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
possible
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
provisions
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
recalled
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
remainder
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
renew
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
repose
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
retreating
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
sea
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
securing
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
sight
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
sleeping
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
smooth
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
some
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
spent
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
stupid
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
succeeded
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
then
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
thirst
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From this reading The pangs of hunger and thirst then returned, absorbing all other cares and considerations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
up
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From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
vessel
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From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
warm
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent the remainder of the day in a condition of stupid lethargy, gazing after the retreating vessel until the darkness, hiding her from our sight, recalled us in some measure to our senses.
weather
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From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
well
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From this reading Nothing, however, could be done until the morning, and, securing ourselves as well as possible, we endeavoured to snatch a little repose.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was now a dead calm, with the sea as smooth as I have ever known it,—the weather warm and pleasant.
