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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 The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
announcement
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
better
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
black
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
Browne
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
Browne's
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
chief-engineer
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
Day
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
described
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
descried
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
door
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
doubt
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From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
Foote
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
formed
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
front
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
gazed
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
greeted
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
group
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
growing
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
heaven
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
horizon
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
horror
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
imagined
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
Jimmy
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
larger
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
Maas
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
MacAndrew
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
made
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
man-o
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
momentarily
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
out
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
ran
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
scarcely
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
sea
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
small
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From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
smoking-room
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
spot
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From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They formed a small group in front of the door: Browne, MacAndrew, Maas, Jimmy Foote, the captain, and the chief-engineer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
trapped
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
wake
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From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
war
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From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "By heaven, we have been trapped!" cried MacAndrew, as he ran out of the smoking-room in Browne's wake, and gazed out to sea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The horror which greeted the announcement that a man-o'-war had made its appearance upon the horizon may be better imagined than described.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without doubt it was a man-o'-war.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Day was scarcely born, yet the small black spot upon the horizon could be plainly descried by every one of the party, and was momentarily growing larger.
