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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 With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
Bank
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
BOARD
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "SEAMEW."
bound
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
brig
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
broke
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
burden
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
came
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
coast
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
Creffel
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
dangerous
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
Dantzic
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
days
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
Dyke
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
Easterby
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
eastern
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
few
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
gallant
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
gone
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
helpless
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
Heron
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
hundred
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
including
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
known
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
later
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
lay
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
lifeboat
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
London
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
lovely
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
many
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
master
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
most
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
news
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
night
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SEAMEW."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
pieces
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
rescued
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
seaboard
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
SEAMEW
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "SEAMEW."
September
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
shifting
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
shoals
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
some
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
spots
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
storm
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE "SEAMEW."
there
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
three
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
tons
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
treacherous
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From this reading The Creffel Bank was known as one of the most dangerous spots on that part of the coast, and many a gallant craft had gone to pieces on its shifting and treacherous shoals.
Two
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
up
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
washed
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From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
weather
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From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of the crew had been washed overboard; the rest, including the master, were rescued by the Easterby lifeboat.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With September the lovely weather suddenly broke up, and a few days later there was a great storm along the eastern seaboard.
wreck
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From this reading One morning news came to Heron Dyke that during the night a brig of some three hundred tons burden, the _Seamew_, bound from Dantzic to London, had struck on the Creffel Bank, and lay there a helpless wreck.
