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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 AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
adventures
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
affectation
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
also
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
Anthea's
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
any
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
appeared
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
audience
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
Austerly
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
Austerly's
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
avoid
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
aware
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
bewildering
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
broke
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
certain
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
companions
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
complied
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
crept
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
cutting
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
delay
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
diffidence
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
dramatic
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
essentially
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
evening
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
eyes
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
fact
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
faint
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
find
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
fog
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
force
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
fuel
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
gale
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
good-humoredly
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
groped
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
hove
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
how
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
interesting
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
Jimmy
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
just
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
keep
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
labor
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
latter
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
mentioned
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
miners
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
muscle
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
narrative
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
Nellie
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
nerve
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
north
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
northward
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
noticed
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
now
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
off
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
others
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
out
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
promise
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
rather
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
related
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
request
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
sense
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
simply
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
smother
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
snug
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
southward
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
sparkle
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
steamer
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
straining
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
strenuous
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
sufficient
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
suspense
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
sympathetic
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
tense
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
then
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
there
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From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
UNDERSTANDING
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From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
undue
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From this reading The narrative was essentially matter-of-fact, but he had sufficient sense to avoid any affectation of undue diffidence, and the others appeared to find it interesting.
unlifting
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
voyage
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
way
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From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNDERSTANDING Jimmy went to Austerly's, and during the evening related his adventures in the north to a sympathetic audience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, Nellie Austerly, at least, noticed the faint sparkle which now and then crept into Anthea's eyes as he told them how, in order to keep his promise to the miners that there should be no delay, he had come out of a snug anchorage and groped his way northward through a bewildering smother of unlifting fog.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
wood
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From this reading He also told them simply, but, though he was not aware of the latter fact, with a certain dramatic force, how, straining every nerve and muscle in tense suspense, they hove the steamer off just before the gale broke, and of the strenuous labor cutting wood for fuel on the southward voyage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His companions insisted on this, and though there was one fact he would rather not have mentioned he complied good-humoredly with their request.
