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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 on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
all
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
almost
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
back
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
Banks
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
calm
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
clammy
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
decks
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
dense
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
dog
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
dripping
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
drizzling
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
flat
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
fog
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
foggy
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
got
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
hardly
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
house
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
Jackson
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
like
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
lying
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
made
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
miserable
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
mist
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
monkey-jackets
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
most
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
New
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
Newfoundland
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
owing
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
rainy
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
rheumatism
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
roof
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
rubbing
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
sailors
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
see
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
several
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
shower
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
snarling
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From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
somehow
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
Sunday
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From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Jackson, he was all the time rubbing his back and snarling like a dog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
twinges
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From this reading It was a most miserable Sunday; and several of the sailors had twinges of the rheumatism, and pulled on their monkey-jackets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
vapor
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
Wall-street
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
water
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was on a Sunday we made the Banks of Newfoundland; a drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
wet
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From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The decks were dripping with wet, so that in the dense fog, it seemed as if we were standing on the roof of a house in a shower.
York
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From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could hardly see the water, owing to the mist and vapor upon it; and every thing was so flat and calm, I almost thought we must have somehow got back to New York, and were lying at the foot of Wall-street again in a rainy twilight.
