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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 With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
accordance
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
ahead
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
anchor
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
arrive
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
assured
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
away
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
beach
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
bight
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
blowing
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
break
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
breakfast-time
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
breeze
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
canoes
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
considerable
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
Count
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
day
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
distance
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
enough
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
entrance
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
expectations
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
fifteen
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
Futuna
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
hove-to
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
intend
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
masses
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
miles
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
numbers
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
off
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
own
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
pretty
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
putting
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
revealed
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
see
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
shortened
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
some
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
soon
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From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
steady
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From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
ten
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
there
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From this reading Captain Count did not intend to anchor, for reasons of his own, he being assured that there was no need to do so.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although the distance from the beach was considerable, we could see numbers of canoes putting off, and soon they began to arrive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
twin
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From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the fine, steady breeze blowing, by breakfast-time we were off the entrance to a pretty bight, where sail was shortened and the ship hove-to.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sure enough, in accordance with our expectations, break of day revealed the twin masses of Futuna ahead, some ten or fifteen miles away.
