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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 yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
accurately
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
all
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
aloft
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
boat
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
bridge
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
calm
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
contained
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
corners
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
couples
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
dark
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
decks
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
engines
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
fill
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
footstep
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
guests
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
light
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
merry
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
most
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
murmur
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
navigating
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
night
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From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
obscurer
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
occasional
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
officer
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
once
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
one-step
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
only
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
paired
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
plowing
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
port-hole
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
rigging
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
showed
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
sides
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
silent
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
soft
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
some
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
sounds
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
steady
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
swept
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From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
there
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
throbbing
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
vessel
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From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
washing
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
waters
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
waves
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From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
white
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From this reading The long white vessel swept on through the night in silence.
whole
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
wide
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From this reading For once the yacht contained no merry party of guests to one-step on the wide decks and fill all the obscurer corners with accurately paired couples.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.
window
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From this reading Here and there a light showed from some port-hole or window, but for the most part the whole boat was dark and silent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
yacht
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From this reading The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines.
