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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 steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
arms
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
attention
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
awaited
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
betrayed
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
board
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
Canadian
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
commander
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
Conseil
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
corner
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
felt
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
folded
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
gesture
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
interested
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
Land
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From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
leaning
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
master
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
nearly
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
Ned
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From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
out
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
power
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
profound
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
resentment
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
result
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
rose
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From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
scanned
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
scene
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
SEASnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
sign
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
spite
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
spoke
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
steward
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
strangled
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
stupefied
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From this reading Conseil, interested in spite of himself, I stupefied, awaited in silence the result of this scene.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
table
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From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
thus
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
tottered
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From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
vessel
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The steward, nearly strangled, tottered out on a sign from his master; but such was the power of the commander on board, that not a gesture betrayed the resentment which this man must have felt towards the Canadian.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN OF THE SEAS It was the commander of the vessel who thus spoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commander, leaning against the corner of a table with his arms folded, scanned us with profound attention.
words
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From this reading At these words, Ned Land rose suddenly.
