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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 Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
almost
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
altogether
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
banks
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
Boston
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
breakfast
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
bridge
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
broke
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
City
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
companionway
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
concentration
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
Crawshay
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
curtains
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
decks
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
declared
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
dense
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
disuse
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
eyes
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
few
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
fixed
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
fog
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
glistening
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
grim
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
hooter
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
Jocelyn
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
met
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
minutes
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
mist
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
night
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
object
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
off
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
officers
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
outer
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
ploughing
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
promenade
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
querulously
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
rails
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
reduced
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
reigned
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
scarcely
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
see
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From this reading "I can see no object in the disuse of the hooter," Crawshay declared querulously.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
sepulchral
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
shut
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
speed
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
steamer
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
Thew
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From this reading Jocelyn Thew and Crawshay met in the companionway, a few minutes after breakfast.
three
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
Up
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
way
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
wet
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From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
white
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From this reading Throughout the night reigned an almost sepulchral silence, and when the morning broke, the _City of Boston_, at a scarcely reduced speed, was ploughing her way through great banks of white fog.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The decks, the promenade rails, every exposed part of the steamer, were glistening with wet.
world
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From this reading Up on the bridge, three officers besides the captain stood with eyes fixed in grim concentration upon the dense curtains of mist which seemed to shut them off altogether from the outer world.
