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5th
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
8th
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
agent
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
anchor
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
announced
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
anxious
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
arrival
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
August
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
Cape
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
Channel
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
DIAMONDS
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From this reading THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
extend
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
Ezra's
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
father
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
firm
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
heard
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
interval
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
June
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
LAND
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From this reading THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
letter
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
Madeira
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
Needles
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
past
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
received
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
reported
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
safe
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
son
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
Southampton
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
steamed
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
telegrams
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From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
telegraph
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
Then
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
there
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From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
tidings
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was a long interval of silence, for the telegraph did not extend to the Cape at that time, but, at last on the 8th of August, a letter announced Ezra's safe arrival.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
very
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
vessel
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
wait
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From this reading The anxious father had not very long to wait before he heard tidings of his son.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the 5th she was reported from Madeira, and the merchant received telegrams both from the agent of the firm and from his son.
Water
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From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of June the great vessel weighed her anchor in the Southampton Water, and steamed past the Needles into the Channel.
