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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 The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
American
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
attendant
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
board
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
Boston
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
breathless
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
City
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
Crawshay
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
crowd
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
destroyers
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
dispersingverbUS /dɪˈspɜːrsɪŋ/
spreading out or clearing away spreading out or clearing away from the air
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
dock
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
down
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
end
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
friends
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
gazing
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
glanced
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From this reading Hobson glanced at them gloomily.
gloomily
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From this reading Hobson glanced at them gloomily.
going
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
grey
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
Guess
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
Hobson
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
hoots
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
horizon
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
liner
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
men
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
observed
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
out
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
passengers
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
ploughing
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
relations
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
river
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
Sam
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
shapes
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
shrieks
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
sightseers
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
sinister
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
slowly
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
some
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From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
Statue
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Guess those are our destroyers going to take the _City of Boston_ some of the way across," he observed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
tugs
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
two
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From this reading The two men--Crawshay and Sam Hobson--still a little breathless, stood at the end of the dock, gazing out towards the river.
waiting
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From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
way
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From this reading Around them was a slowly dispersing crowd of sightseers, friends and relations of the passengers on board the great American liner, ploughing her way down the river amidst the shrieks and hoots of her attendant tugs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out on the horizon, beyond the Statue of Liberty, two long, grey, sinister shapes were waiting.
