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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 It was a very bright day.
air
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
all
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
beautiful
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
black
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
blue
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
bows
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
breakfast
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
bright
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From this reading It was a very bright day.
called
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
clouds
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
day
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
decks
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
deep
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
dim
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
down
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
felt
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
fleeces
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
foam
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
forbidding
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
glided
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
hardly
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
heavens
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
hue
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very bright day.
jackets
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
lonely
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
made
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
mate
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
musical
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
night
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
night-watch
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
noise
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
now
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
ocean
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
off
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
out
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
port
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
rolled
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
sailing
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From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
sails
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
sea
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
second
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
set
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
sky
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
strange
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
sunny
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
There
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
threw
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
traces
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From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
very
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From this reading It was a very bright day.
warm
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
washed
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
watch
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
water
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From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky and water were both of the same deep hue; and the air felt warm and sunny; so that we threw off our jackets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I could hardly believe that I was sailing in the same ship I had been in during the night, when every thing had been so lonely and dim; and I could hardly imagine that this was the same ocean, now so beautiful and blue, that during part of the night-watch had rolled along so black and forbidding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were little traces of sunny clouds all over the heavens; and little fleeces of foam all over the sea; and the ship made a strange, musical noise under her bows, as she glided along, with her sails all still.
work
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From this reading The second day out of port, the decks being washed down and breakfast over, the watch was called, and the mate set us to work.
