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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 _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
all
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
away
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
blue
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
bowl
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
breeze
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
brilliantly
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
cloud
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
CRIMSON
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From this reading THE CRIMSON ROCKET.
dark
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
day
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
Diamond
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
Discovered
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
down
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
drifting
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
Far
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
field
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
Fordibras
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
four-masted
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
gives
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
hazard
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
horizon
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
intensely
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
inverted
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
iridescence
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
Joan
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
lighted
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
low
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
mackerel
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
monster
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
night
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
prisoned
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
ring
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
ROCKET
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From this reading THE CRIMSON ROCKET.
sailing
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
sea
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
ships
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
silver
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
sky
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
slaty
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
stem
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
stern
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
suggests
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From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
summer
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From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIMSON ROCKET.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
veins
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From this reading The night is intensely dark, and the sky gives veins of mackerel cloud upon a field of slaty blue.
vessel
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From this reading The monster vessel herself is brilliantly lighted from stem to stern.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Far away, a ring of silver iridescence, low down upon an open horizon, suggests that great inverted bowl within which all ships are ever prisoned from the first day of their sailing to the last.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Joan Fordibras is Discovered on the Diamond Ship._ You are to imagine a still sea and a great four-masted sailing ship drifting upon it at the hazard of a summer breeze.
