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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
all
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From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
anon
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
Bank
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
become
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From this reading They had become strong, brave and skilful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
betray
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
brave
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From this reading They had become strong, brave and skilful.
bred
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
calling
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
consequence
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
destroy
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
Dogger
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
earned
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
element
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
fishermen
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
fittest
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
fogs
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
followed
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
forefathers
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
gave
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
generation
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
gifts
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
hardy
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
lives
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
living
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
men
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From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
mother
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
natural
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
once
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
peril
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
principle
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
probability
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From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
race
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
sea
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
shipwreckednounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
shoals
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
skilful
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From this reading They had become strong, brave and skilful.
strong
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From this reading They had become strong, brave and skilful.
strove
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
survival
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From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
there
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From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their forefathers had followed the same calling for generation after generation; and in consequence, this race of hardy men had been bred on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
trade
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From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
unsparingly
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From this reading The sea was at once their natural element and the mother of them all, who gave her gifts unsparingly, but who ever and anon strove to betray and to destroy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were fishermen by trade, who earned their living at the peril of their lives amid the fogs and shoals of the Dogger Bank.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In all probability, there was not one of these men who had not been shipwrecked before.
