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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 As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
away
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
balancing
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
blow
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
came
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
carack
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
cracking
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From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
crash
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
deck
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
down
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
dozen
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
dropping
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
English
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
far
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
faster
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
few
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
flying
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
glancing
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
horror
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From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
huge
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
hurtled
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
intention
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading None the less it was terrific.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
less
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From this reading None the less it was terrific.
like
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
mast
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From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
men
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less it was terrific.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
out
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
points
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
saw
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From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
scream
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From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
sea
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
sending
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
ships
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
side
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
sling
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
slowly
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
Spaniard
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
stone
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
stones
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
terrific
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From this reading None the less it was terrific.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
then
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From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a scream of horror they saw the mast cracking beneath them.
together
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
tops
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From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
turned
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
two
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From this reading As the two great ships hurtled together the Spaniard turned away a few points so that the blow should be a glancing one.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None the less it was terrific.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over it went, slowly at first, then faster, until with a crash it came down on its side, sending them flying like stones from a sling far out into the sea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dozen men in the tops of the carack were balancing a huge stone with the intention of dropping it over on the English deck.
