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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 And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
all
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
aware
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From this reading And suddenly one became aware of being watched.
away
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
beauty
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
became
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From this reading And suddenly one became aware of being watched.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And suddenly one became aware of being watched.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
bobbing
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
bows
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
brick
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
came
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
chanted
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
chanting
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
chapel
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
cold
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
Confirmation
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
deep
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
down
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
drone
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
faces
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
flagstones
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
flowers
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
forms
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
fruits
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
garden
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
gardeners
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
girl
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
gleam
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
golden
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
grey
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
hawser
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
HERITAGE
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
house
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
huge
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
humming
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
hush
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
IMPRESSION
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
July
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
low
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
muffled
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
mute
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
oily
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
old
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
organ
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
path
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
pinkish
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
queer-shaped
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
seat
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
see
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
Service
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
shining
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
silent
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
some
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly one became aware of being watched.
tall
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
then
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
two
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
vanished
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
voices
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
watched
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From this reading And suddenly one became aware of being watched.
water
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From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
wharf
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From this reading And then away down the wharf some one chanted: "Me and my girl!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, silent as she had come, the muffled ship vanished in all her length, with those grey forms and those mute faces; and I was standing again in the bows beside a huge hawser; below me the golden gleam bobbing deep in the oily water, and above me the cold start in beauty shining.
working
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From this reading But for that, and the voices of two gardeners working below us among the fruits and flowers, the July hush was complete.
XIV
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From this reading XIV HERITAGE (AN IMPRESSION) From that garden seat one could see the old low house of pinkish brick, with a path of queer-shaped flagstones running its length, and the tall grey chapel from which came the humming and chanting and organ drone of the Confirmation Service.
