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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 Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
Agnes
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
all
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From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
ANNETTE
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
any
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
BOX
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
calm
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
dark
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
drearier
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
East
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
ENDING
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
few
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
fury
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
gray
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From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
heads
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
interest
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From this reading On the Island of Annette we could see nothing of interest.
IRON
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
ISLAND
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
islets
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
land
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
lifted
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
made
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
moment
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On the Island of Annette we could see nothing of interest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
out
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
presented
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
prospects
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
rocky
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
rouse
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
sea
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From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
see
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
sky
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From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
south
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
St
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
sullen
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From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
There
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
True
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
visible
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From this reading East of us we could see the Island of St. Agnes, but beyond this no land was visible, except the rocky islets which lifted their heads from out the dark sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above was a gray sky, all around was a sullen sea.
waters
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From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
way
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading True, the waters were calm, but they looked as though at any moment they might rouse themselves to fury.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW WE FOUND THE IRON BOX ON ANNETTE ISLAND, AND THE TERRIBLE ENDING TO OUR ADVENTURE There can, I think, be few drearier prospects than the one which presented itself to us as we made our way toward the south of Annette.
