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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 A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
abdominal
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
adjustment
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
anatomical
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
Assorted
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
Atlantic
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
auricular
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
baby
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
bad
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
benefit
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
billows
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
blue
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
board
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
bother
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
bows
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
box
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
came
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
Carey's
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
chickens
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
comber
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
concluded
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
conclusion
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
consented
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
constitutional
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
decks
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
denizens
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
discovered
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
disturbed
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
dolphins
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
evening
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
finally
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
flip-flaps
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
followed
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
gentle
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
gulls
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
gyroscope
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
hours
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
July
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
likely
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
lubber
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
magnificent
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
man
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
mid-ocean
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
most
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
Mother
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
nausea
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
Neeland
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
nerves
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
noon
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
oblige
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
passengers
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
performance
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
pervaded
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
really
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
recently
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From this reading Neeland really was one; no nausea born from the bad adjustment of that anatomical auricular gyroscope recently discovered in man ever disturbed his abdominal nerves.
recovered
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
sailor
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
scarcely
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
sea
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
silvered
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
skies
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
skimmed
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
SKIRT
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
squeamish
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
traditional
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
turned
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
twenty-four
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From this reading Everybody pervaded the decks morning, noon, and evening; the most squeamish recovered confidence in twenty-four hours; and every constitutional lubber concluded he was a born sailor.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
vaudeville
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
Volhynia
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
wake
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
watery
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
weather
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From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
whale
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From this reading Assorted denizens of the Atlantic took part in the traditional vaudeville performance for the benefit of the _Volhynia_ passengers; gulls followed the wake to mid-ocean; Mother Carey's chickens skimmed the baby billows; dolphins turned watery flip-flaps under the bows; and even a distant whale consented to oblige.
WHITE
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From this reading A WHITE SKIRT It was in mid-ocean that Neeland finally came to the conclusion that nobody on board the _Volhynia_ was likely to bother him or his box.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The July weather had been magnificent--blue skies, a gentle wind, and a sea scarcely silvered by a comber.
