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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 WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
abandoned
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
all
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
also
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
BOATS
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
calm
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
concealed
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
connecting
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
conviction
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
cultivated
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
danger
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
equality
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
fear
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
form
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
go
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
habit
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
heart
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
hope
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
human
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
inborn
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
lied
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
loved
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
made
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
now
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
own
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
pale
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
rescue
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
resources
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
rising
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
roar
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
rollers
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
safety
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
said
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
saw
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
see
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
self-preservation
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
self-reproach
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
shore
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
show
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
shudder
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
sign
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
some
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
soul
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
swift
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
then
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From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
There
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think she had even then abandoned all hope of safety; and in my own heart, such, also, was the rising conviction which I concealed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
use
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
well
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From this reading Under the inborn habit of self-preservation, under the cultivated habit of the well born, to show no fear and to use the resources of a calm mind to the last in time of danger, we stood now, at least, in some human equality.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
white
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From this reading And again I lied and said, "There is no danger," though I could see the white rollers and could hear their roar on the shore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
woman
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From this reading IN WHICH WE TAKE TO THE BOATS I looked at the woman I loved, and self-reproach was in my soul, as I saw a shudder go across her form.
wreck
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From this reading She was pale, but beyond a swift look at me made no sign connecting me, either with the wreck or the rescue.
