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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 Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
amazement
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
animal
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
antediluvian
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
breathless
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
bright
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
broad
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From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
Burke
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
capacity
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
colour
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
dark
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
daylight
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From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
douche
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
dull
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
effect
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
enemy
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
fateful
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
float
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
German
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
ghost-like
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
gigantic
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
half-submerged
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
ice-cold
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
inhabited
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
Jimmy
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
known
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
latest
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
made
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
man
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
monsters
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
moonshine
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
motionless
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
naval
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
night
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
outline
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
peculiar
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
remind
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
science
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
scintillating
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
seconds
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
seem
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
several
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
shape
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
slatey
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
some
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
staring
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
strange
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
stupefied
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From this reading For several seconds he remained standing quite motionless and breathless, staring in stupefied amazement at the dark outline of the enemy.
submarine
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From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
supernatural
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
surface
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
there
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From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
triumph
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
uncanny
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From this reading Even in broad daylight there is something about a submarine that is uncanny.
unexpected
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From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its sudden and unexpected appearance had the effect upon Jimmy Burke of a douche of ice-cold water.
water
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From this reading On this fateful night the bright moonshine, scintillating on the broken surface of the water, made the German submarine seem ghost-like and supernatural.
weird
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
world
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From this reading The capacity to float half-submerged, the peculiar shape and the dull slatey colour of this latest triumph of naval science, remind one of some weird antediluvian animal--one of those strange, gigantic monsters that are known to have inhabited the world long before man made his appearance.
