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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 There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
air
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
amazing
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
azure
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
boats
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
buildings
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
busy
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
cargo
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
chill
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
churned
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
clear-cut
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
day
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
experienced
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
ferry
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
frosty
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
full
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
gazing
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
heterogeneous
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
hours
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
human
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
inevitably
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
magnificent
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
new
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
ocean
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From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
oceangoing
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
peculiar
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
Philip
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
port
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
prevail
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
river
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
Romilly
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
screeching
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
seems
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
sensation
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
sky
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
slowly
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
steamer
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
sunlit
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
There
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From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
towed
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
unrest
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
voyage
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From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a new but pleasant chill in the frosty, sunlit air.
way
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
welcome
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From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philip Romilly, on the last day of the voyage, experienced to the full that peculiar sensation of unrest which seems inevitably to prevail when an oceangoing steamer is being slowly towed into port.
winds
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From this reading The winds of the ocean had been left behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ferry boats, with their amazing human cargo, seemed to be screeching a welcome as they churned their way across the busy river.
York
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From this reading The great buildings of New York, at which he had been gazing for hours, were standing, heterogeneous but magnificent, clear-cut against an azure sky.
