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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 While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
ALBATROSS
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
all
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
Block
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
boat
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
bottom
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
chance
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
fallen
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From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
Fritz
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
give
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
gone
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
Gould
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
hope
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
John
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
land
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
leaving
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
like
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
out
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
passengers
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
perils
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
picked
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
practically
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
reached
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
reaching
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
run
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
said
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
sea
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
situation
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
some
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
storm
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
taken
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From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
uninhabitable
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From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
up
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From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were in the boat, exposed to all the perils of the sea, Captain Gould and his passengers at least had a chance of being picked up by some ship, or of reaching land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had not fallen in with a ship.
worse
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ALBATROSS The situation seemed worse than ever.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Still,” said John Block to Fritz, “if we had run into a storm like that out at sea, our boat would have gone to the bottom and taken us with it!”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And although they had reached land, it was practically uninhabitable, yet it seemed they must give up all hope of ever leaving it.
