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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 In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
all
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
back
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
beach
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
brave
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From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
calm
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
cayman
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
days
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
departed
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
excitement
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
eyes
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
five
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
Fragoso
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From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
fright
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
grateful
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From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
interfered
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
later
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
Lina
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From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
lives
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
Manaos
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
Minha
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
more
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From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
Mr
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
much
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
night
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
pay
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
port
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
raft
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
reach
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
recovered
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
risked
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
said
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
scarcely
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
smiles
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
smiling
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
sooner
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From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
sufficient
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
thanked
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From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
unmoored
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From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
voyage
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From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the morning, after a night which was scarcely sufficient to calm so much excitement, they unmoored from the cayman beach and departed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before five days, if nothing interfered with their voyage, the raft would reach the port of Manaos.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso,” said she, smiling.
