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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 Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
Atlantic
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
back
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
barque
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
Beachy
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
Cardiff
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
carried
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
companion
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does happen so sometimes.
downright
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
encountered
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
exception
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
Falmouth
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
fortunate
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
furling
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
gale
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
gales
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
going
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
happen
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From this reading It does happen so sometimes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
Head
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
Hong
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
informed
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does happen so sometimes.
Kong
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
London
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
LUTTERWORTH
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
making
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
mate
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
months
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
North
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
once
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
Oregon
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
Philippines
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
port
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
Portland
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
round
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
royals
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
sails
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
shift
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
singularly
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It does happen so sometimes.
sometimes
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From this reading It does happen so sometimes.
South
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
spoke
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
suit
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From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
ten
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
voyage
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
weather
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From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
whole
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From this reading I remember once making a round voyage from Cardiff to Hong Kong and the Philippines, back to London, in ten months, and during the whole of that time we did not have a downright gale.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hitherto, with the exception of a couple of gales in the North and South Atlantic, we had been singularly fortunate in our weather.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And I once spoke the barque LUTTERWORTH, a companion ship to us from Portland, Oregon to Falmouth, whose mate informed me that they carried their royals from port to port without ever furling them once, except to shift the suit of sails.
worst
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From this reading The worst weather we encountered was between Beachy Head and Portland, going round from London to Cardiff.
