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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 VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
adequate
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
afterward
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
agent
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
appeared
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
Austerly
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
bark
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
boat
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
burned
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
business
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
certain
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
clammy
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
coast
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
compassion
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
comrade
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
crept
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
days
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
encroaching
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
everywhere
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
explanation
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
face
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
favor
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
fire
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
gentler
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
hollow
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
Indian
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
inlet
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
Jimmy's
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
lay
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
leeward
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
lived
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
mentioned
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
most
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
near
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
northward
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
noticed
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
patience
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
prospectors
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
rain
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
reserve
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
restless
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
roused
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
saloon
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
SEA
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
settee
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
several
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
silent
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
Siwash
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
slowly
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
Sorata
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
stove
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
then
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
There
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
thick
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
up
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
usual
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
Valentine's
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
Vancouver
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
VISION
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
voice
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
weather
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
West
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
wet
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From this reading The boat was wet and clammy everywhere, though a bark fire burned in the little saloon stove.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
white
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From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
why
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From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
wild
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From this reading A VISION OF THE SEA There was rain and thick weather for several days, during which the _Sorata_ crept northward slowly along the wild West Vancouver coast.
wistful
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From this reading Miss Austerly lay for the most part silent on the leeward settee with a certain wistful patience in her hollow face which roused Jimmy's compassion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Austerly, it appeared, had business with an Indian agent who lived up an inlet near which the restless white prospectors were encroaching on a Siwash reserve.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He noticed that Valentine's voice was gentler than usual when he mentioned her, and wondered why it was so, though his comrade did not favor him with an adequate explanation then or afterward.
