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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 A TYPHOON.
air
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
any
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
bear
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
bulwarks
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
cabin
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
closeness
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
companion
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
deck
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
dense
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
distinguish
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
dressed
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
emerged
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
five
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
fog
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
hardly
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
hatch
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
hung
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
impressive
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
intense
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
limp
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
longer
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
most
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
motionless
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
o'clock
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
once
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
quiet
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
scene
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From this reading It was the intense quiet, however, that was at once the most mysterious and the impressive part of the scene.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
seen
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
side
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
stationary
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
surprise
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
thick
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From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
TYPHOON
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From this reading A TYPHOON.
unable
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From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock next morning, being unable to bear the closeness of my cabin any longer, I dressed myself and went on deck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So still was the air that every sail hung limp and motionless, and so thick the fog that, when I emerged from the companion hatch, I could hardly distinguish the bulwarks on either side.
wrapped
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From this reading To my surprise the schooner was stationary, and wrapped in as dense a fog as ever I remember to have seen.
