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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 It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
arms
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
asking
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
away
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
barometer
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
big
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
chairs
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
chest
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
cold
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
deck
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end
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
eyes
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
face
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
fell
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
figure
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
going
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
grey
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
heard
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
intention
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
leg
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From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
light
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
lockers
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
made
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
man
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From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
mate
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
out
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
projected
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
red-clothed
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
rotating
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
saw
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From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
sea-boot
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From this reading It was the leg of a man--a leg with a long sea-boot upon it.
second
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
six
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
sprawling
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
stooped
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
striped
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
swinging
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
table
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
there
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From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
thrown
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
turning
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From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
twisted
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From this reading I stooped, and there was a figure sprawling upon his face, his arms thrown forward and his body twisted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
unusual
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From this reading At first I saw nothing unusual there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
walnut
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From this reading In the cold, grey light I made out the red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs, the walnut lockers, the swinging barometer, and there, at the end, the big striped chest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was turning away with the intention of going upon deck and asking the second mate if he had heard anything, when my eyes fell suddenly upon something which projected from under the table.
