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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 few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
acquainted
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
AMATEUR
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
askance
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
Broomielaw
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
CABIN
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
CLYDE
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
descend
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
distance
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
EMIGRANT
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encountered
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enemies
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
English
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
estuary
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
falling
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
familiar
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
fellow-passengers
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few
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
freshened
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
friendly
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
Glasgow
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
gloom
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
grew
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
grown
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
HOOK
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
increased
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
looking
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
North
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the women wept.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
other
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
overclouded
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
passengers
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
pipes
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
possible
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
reigned
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
SANDY
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
Scandinavians
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
Sea
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
SECOND
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From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
sharp
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
soon
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
speakers
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
spirit
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From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
sun
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
supreme
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
suspicion
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
temperature
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM THE CLYDE TO SANDY HOOK THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT THE SECOND CABIN I first encountered my fellow-passengers on the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
Two
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From this reading Two of the women wept.
voluble
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From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thence we descended the Clyde in no familiar spirit, but looking askance on each other as on possible enemies.
wept
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From this reading Two of the women wept.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A few Scandinavians, who had already grown acquainted on the North Sea, were friendly and voluble over their long pipes; but among English speakers distance and suspicion reigned supreme.
widening
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From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun was soon overclouded, the wind freshened and grew sharp as we continued to descend the widening estuary; and with the falling temperature the gloom among the passengers increased.
women
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From this reading Two of the women wept.
