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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 STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
all
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
arrival
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
becomes
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
bunting
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
called
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
ceases
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
droops
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
drowsiness
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
epoch
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
equinox
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
expected
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
EXTREMES
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
fishing-boat
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
flag
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
languor
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
late
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
mast
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
MEET
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
moment
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
more
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
movement
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
ocean
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
overspreads
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
particularly
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
perpetual
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
phenomenon
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
presents
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
rag
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
resulting
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
sea
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
seasons
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
seems
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
ships
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
singularly
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
sometimes
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
sort
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
strange
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
streamer
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
Syzygies
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
threatening
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE I EXTREMES MEET Nothing is more threatening than a late equinox.
tiny
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
tranquil
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From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
vast
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
war
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From this reading Every rag of bunting, from the tiny streamer of the fishing-boat to the great flag of ships of war, droops against the mast.
weary
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From this reading That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In all seasons, but particularly at the epoch of the Syzygies, at the moment when least expected, the sea sometimes becomes singularly tranquil.
winds
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From this reading The appearance of the sea presents a strange phenomenon, resulting from what may be called the arrival of the ocean winds.
