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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 She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
anchor
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
Bay
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
blew
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
breeze
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
broke
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
cabin
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
day
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
Desertos
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
distance
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
down
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
dropped
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
dry-eyed
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From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
east
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
Eastern
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
evening
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
flag
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
flying
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
Funchal
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
how
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From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
islets
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
Jack
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
known
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From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
lay
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
led
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
Los
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
main
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
Mrs
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From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
night
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
now
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From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
out
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
peak
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
quarantine
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
quickly
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From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
said
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From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
see
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From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
sorrow
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
Star
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From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
storm
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
sundown
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
two
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
up
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From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _Eastern Star_ lay no great distance from us, with the quarantine flag flying from her main, and her Jack half-way up her peak.
Vansittart
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From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night a brisk breeze blew up from the east, and in the evening of the next day we passed the two islets of Los Desertos, and dropped anchor at sundown in the Bay of Funchal.
weeping
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From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She broke out suddenly into a storm of weeping, and I led her down into her cabin, where I left her with her sorrow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was dry-eyed now, for she had known how it would be.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see,” said Mrs. Vansittart quickly.
