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24th
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
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 now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
advance
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
Alaska
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
American
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
annoyance
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
appeared
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
Arctic
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
average
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
Behring
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
Black
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
Cape
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
carry
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
change
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
coast
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
colony
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
degree
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
distance
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
dreaded
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
eastern
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
equator
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
floated
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
fort
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
further
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
glass
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
heated
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
Hobson's
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
hours
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
hundred
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
Icy
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
inquiries
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
island
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
July
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
less
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
like
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
lump
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
melt
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
miles
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
month
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
motion
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
much
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
now
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
Ocean
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
only
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
Pacific
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
place
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
promontory
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
retaining
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
return
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
situation
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
south
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
speed
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
Strait
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From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
subsequently
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
sugar
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
taken
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The speed of the current seemed to be less here than in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, but the island continued to advance, and, much to Hobson’s annoyance, towards the dreaded Behring Strait.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
Thomas
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From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
twenty-four
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
two
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading return to the fort, was to make inquiries of Thomas Black as to the situation of the little colony.
water
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
waves
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From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
west
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From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
western
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From this reading It was now at the same distance from the equator as Icy Cape, a little promontory of western Alaska, and two hundred miles from the American coast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading No change had taken place for the last twenty-four hours, but, as subsequently appeared, the island had floated one degree of latitude further south, whilst still retaining its motion towards the west.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was now only the 24th July, and a current of average speed would carry it in another month through the strait and into the heated waves of the Pacific, where it would melt “like a lump of sugar in a glass of water.”
