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1
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
1889
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
4
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
address
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
all
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
appear
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
April
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
arrive
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
autumn
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
best
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
book
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
BURLINGAME
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
Business
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
called
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
cannot
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
communication
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
December
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
dive
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
Equator
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
find
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
forecast
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
form
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
go
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
group
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
How
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
L
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
latest
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
like
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
likely
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
Lloyd
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
Magazine
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
mail
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
month
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
more
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
news
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
now
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
number
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
Osbourne
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
perhaps
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
probably
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
R
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
ready
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
rise
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
S
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
Samoa
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
SchoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
sea
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
serial
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
South
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
space
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
stay
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
story
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From this reading _Business_.—Will you be likely to have a space in the Magazine for a serial story, which should be, ready, I believe, by April, at latest by autumn?
Sydney
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
th
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
three
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
trust
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
two
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From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
Wednesday
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From this reading _Schooner_ ‘_Equator_,’ _at sea_, _Wednesday_, 4_th_ _December_ 1889.
whales
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From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How long we shall stay in that group I cannot forecast; but it will be best still to address at Sydney, where I trust, when I shall arrive, perhaps in one month from now, more probably in two or three, to find all news.
Wrecker
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
Yarns
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From this reading It is called _The Wrecker_; and in book form will appear as number 1 of South Sea Yarns by R. L. S. and Lloyd Osbourne.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR BURLINGAME,—We are now about to rise, like whales, from this long dive, and I make ready a communication which is to go to you by the first mail from Samoa.
