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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 How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
creaked
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
disposing
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
ennui
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From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
flapped
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
groaned
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
haughty
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
How
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
humblest
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
invalid
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From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
leveler
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
like
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
made
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From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
making
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
masts
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
mattered
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From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
pain
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From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
plaything
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
port
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From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
proud
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
quail
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
receive
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
rolled
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
sails
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
Sea-sickness
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
side
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
spirit
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
sympathizing
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
tall
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From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
tossed
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
vessel
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
waves
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It mattered little to him whether the vessel ever made port or not.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the wind roared! how the sails creaked and flapped! and the tall masts groaned!
winds
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From this reading How the great vessel rolled from side to side, and tossed hither and thither, like a plaything for the winds and waves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor invalid groaned in his berth with pain and _ennui_.
word
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From this reading Sea-sickness is a great leveler, making the proud and haughty spirit quail before it, and disposing it to receive a sympathizing word from even the humblest.
