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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
arrive
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
attention
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
attracting
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
avoid
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From this reading In winter sailors avoid these dangerous waters.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
BOB
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
calculations
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
chance
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
cold
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
dangerous
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From this reading In winter sailors avoid these dangerous waters.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
faint
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
furious
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
geographical
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
Gould
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
happen
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
island
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
just
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
LOST
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
means
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
mistaken
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
modify
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
months
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
more
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
out
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
position
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
possibly
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
reason
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
run
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
sailors
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From this reading In winter sailors avoid these dangerous waters.
sea
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
season
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
signals
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
situation
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
some
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From this reading The faint chance of attracting the attention of some ship out at sea by means of signals would have disappeared.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
squalls
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
storms
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
summer
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
then
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From this reading But just possibly something would happen before then to modify the situation.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In winter sailors avoid these dangerous waters.
three
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From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE BOB LOST If Captain Gould was not mistaken in his calculations about the geographical position of the island, the summer season could not have more than another three months to run.
waters
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From this reading In winter sailors avoid these dangerous waters.
winter
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From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After that, winter would arrive, formidable by reason of its cold squalls and furious storms.
