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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 A VISION AND A REALITY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
actions
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From this reading He seemed hardly conscious of his actions.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VISION AND A REALITY.
any
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
bay
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
bed
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
boat
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
bows
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
career
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
certainly
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
churning
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
cloudless
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
connected
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
conscious
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From this reading He seemed hardly conscious of his actions.
crimson
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
Cuthbert
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
disc
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
edge
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
effect
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
Ellison
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
evening
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
eventful
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
fire
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
foam
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
forgets
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
further
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
grew
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
hardly
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From this reading He seemed hardly conscious of his actions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
heavens
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
horizon's
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
islands
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
lay
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
like
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
lit
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
more
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
orb
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
portion
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From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
progressed
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
put
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
REALITY
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From this reading A VISION AND A REALITY.
ruddy
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
sank
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
sea
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed hardly conscious of his actions.
sinking
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
steered
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
sun
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
up
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
vessel's
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
VISION
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From this reading A VISION AND A REALITY.
water
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From this reading Ellison put his boat about and steered directly for the sinking orb, the water churning into foam under the little vessel's bows as he progressed.
weird
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From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If Cuthbert Ellison ever forgets any portion of his eventful career, it will certainly not be the part connected with his sail that evening.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun lay like a disc of fire upon the horizon's edge as he left the bay; his ruddy glare lit up the sea, the islands, and the cloudless heavens, and the effect grew even more weird and wonderful the further he sank into his crimson bed.
