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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 MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
accidents
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
acknowledge
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
American
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
Atlantic
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
Bermudas
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
coast
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
courage
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
day
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
days
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
deliverer
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
departure
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
devotion
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
Dolphin
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
French
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
frightful
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
girl
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From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
Halliburtt
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
happiest
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
horizon
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
How
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
imagined
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From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
individuals
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From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
made
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
making
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
marked
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
men
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
moderating
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
Mr
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From this reading How could Mr. Halliburtt acknowledge the devotion and courage of his deliverer, if it was not by making him the happiest of men?
MUNGO
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
observant
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From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
Queenstown
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
quietly
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
recount
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
speed
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
ST
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From this reading ST.
sunrise
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
ten
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
useless
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From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
visible
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From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUNGO The next day at sunrise the American coast had disappeared; not a ship was visible on the horizon, and the _Dolphin_, moderating the frightful rapidity of her speed, made quietly towards the Bermudas.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is useless to recount the passage across the Atlantic, which was marked by no accidents, and ten days after the departure from Queenstown the French coast was hailed.
young
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From this reading What passed between the Captain and the young girl may be imagined, even by the least observant individuals.
