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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 In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
barque
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
breast
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
breeze
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
Cape
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
Cawdor
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
considering
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
day
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
experienced
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
floating
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
flowers
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
fortnight's
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
gentle
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
glorious
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
green
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
gulls
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
hardly
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
hills
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
HO
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From this reading SOUTHWARD HO!
Hope
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
ICE
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From this reading TO THE SEA OF ICE.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
land
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
linger
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
lovely
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
miles
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
near
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
ocean
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE SEA OF ICE.
old
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
out
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
placed
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
purple
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
put
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
ruffled
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
sailing
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
Salvador
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
San
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
SEA
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From this reading TO THE SEA OF ICE.
seeming
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
sky
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
SOUTHWARD
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From this reading SOUTHWARD HO!
summer's
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE SEA OF ICE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
thousand
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From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fortnight's time the _San Salvador_ had placed at least one thousand miles betwixt her and the Cape of Good Hope.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE SEA OF ICE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
vegetation
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
weather
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
white-winged
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
wild
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From this reading This was looked upon by Captain Cawdor as fair running, considering the wild weather the barque experienced.
wings
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
wish
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From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had put out to sea on a glorious summer's day, on the wings of a gentle breeze, the hills behind them purple and green with vegetation and flowers; white-winged gulls sailing around them in the sky or floating on the hardly ruffled breast of ocean, the good old ship seeming to wish to linger near that lovely land.
