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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 JESSIE CONFERS A FAVOUR.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
abreast
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
ahead
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
blowing
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
boat
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
breeze
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
calm
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
came
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
Carroll
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
coaling
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
CONFERS
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From this reading JESSIE CONFERS A FAVOUR.
confused
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
day
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
deck
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
decks
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
deluge
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
down
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
drizzle
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
drove
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
face
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
FAVOUR
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From this reading JESSIE CONFERS A FAVOUR.
flooded
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
fresh
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
got
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
hard
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
head
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
heavy
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
horizon
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
JESSIE
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From this reading JESSIE CONFERS A FAVOUR.
killed
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
laboured
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
lay
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
light
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
mainsail
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
making
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
mist
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
more
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
narrowed
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
night
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
once
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
out
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
persistent
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
port
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
poured
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
provisions
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
reefs
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
rolling
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
sea
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
set
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
sloop
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
smoothly-heaving
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
south-east
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
Then
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
two
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
tying
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
Vane's
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From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
variable
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
very
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From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was blowing fresh next morning from the south-east, which was right ahead, and Vane's face was hard when he and Carroll got the boat on deck and set about tying down two reefs in the mainsail.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
wildly
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From this reading When night came, a deluge killed the breeze, and next day she lay rolling wildly in a heavy calm, while light mist narrowed in the horizon and a persistent drizzle poured down upon the smoothly-heaving sea.
winds
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From this reading Then they had light variable winds, and their provisions were once more running out when they drew abreast of a little coaling port.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward.
