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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 still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
almost
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
awhile
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
Banks
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
beheld
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
bowing
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
bracing
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
burning
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
came
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
canvas
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
carry
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
cascades
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
chips
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
cringing
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
decks
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
dock
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
double-reefed-top-sails
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
down
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
duly
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
flaming
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
floating
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
foam
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
hard
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
hardly
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
Highlander
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
holes
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
horses
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
illuminated
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
imagined
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
knees
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
leaving
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
like
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
milk-white
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
nose
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
off
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
ploughing
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
poured
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
prairie
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
precursor
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
prepared
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
put
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
rain
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
rush
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
rushing
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
scupper
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
sheets
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
squall
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
storm
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
streak
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
taking
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From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
terrific
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From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
tornado
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
troop
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
up
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
waded
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
wake
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
wallowing
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This violent rain was the precursor of a hard squall, for which we duly prepared, taking in our canvas to double-reefed-top-sails.
water
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
waves
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From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were still on the Banks, when a terrific storm came down upon us, the like of which I had never before beheld, or imagined.
wild
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From this reading The tornado came rushing along at last, like a troop of wild horses before the flaming rush of a burning prairie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But after bowing and cringing to it awhile, the good Highlander was put off before it; and with her nose in the water, went wallowing on, ploughing milk-white waves, and leaving a streak of illuminated foam in her wake.
yards
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From this reading The rain poured down in sheets and cascades; the scupper holes could hardly carry it off the decks; and in bracing the yards we waded about almost up to our knees; every thing floating about, like chips in a dock.
