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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 After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
all
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
America
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
attended
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
bowspritnounUS /ˈboʊsprɪt/
a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
broad
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
called
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
came
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
Cape
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
Channel
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cheerily
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
Clear
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
cry
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
dark
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
days
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
eastern
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
emigrants
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
emphatically
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
experienced
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
fog
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
former
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
foul
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
grew
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
hand
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
hatchway
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
head
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
headland
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
heaven
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
hemisphere
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
ho
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
intervals
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
Irish
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
Land
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
miserable
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
mostly
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
north
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
now
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
ocean
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
out
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
plain
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
purple
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From this reading _Land ho!_ was cried, as the dark purple headland grew out of the north.
rain
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
rose
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
rushing
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
sea
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
see
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
showed
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
sight
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
sun
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
Thank
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From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
three
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
up
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From this reading At the cry, the Irish emigrants came rushing up the hatchway, thinking America itself was at hand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
way
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From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
weather
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thank heaven, we were out of the weather emphatically called _“Channel weather,”_ and the last we should see of the eastern hemisphere was now in plain sight, and all the rest was broad ocean.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is it?” cried one of them, running out a little way on the bowsprit.
winds
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From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the first miserable weather we experienced at sea, we had intervals of foul and fair, mostly the former, however, attended with head winds, till at last, after a three days’ fog and rain, the sun rose cheerily one morning, and showed us Cape Clear.
