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almost
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
anxious
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
appearances
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
atoll
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
Blair
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
canvas
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
carry
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
Cathie
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
cry
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
Dark
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
days
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
dreaded
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
dwellings
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
east
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
fear
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
fears
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
fifty
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
find
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
five
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
flight
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
Following
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
general
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
got
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
grounds
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From this reading And grounds for fear were not lacking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
home
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
instructions
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
Islands
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
judged
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
Kenneth
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
lacking
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From this reading And grounds for fear were not lacking.
laid
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
LATE
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
lay
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
line
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
made
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
marauders
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
more
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
north
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And grounds for fear were not lacking.
number
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
out
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
outstripped
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
progress
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
raided
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
reach
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
shook
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
sighting
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
sixty
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
slow
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
some
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From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
souls
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From this reading From the atoll they had already raided, he judged, from the number of dwellings and general appearances, they might have got some fifty or sixty souls, not more.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
stitch
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
there
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north--on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
TOO
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
Torch
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From this reading TOO LATE Following instructions, Captain Cathie shook out every stitch of canvas the _Torch_ could carry, and laid her course dead for the Dark Islands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
way
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From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And grounds for fear were not lacking.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They made good way, but their progress still seemed slow to Kenneth Blair; for his fears outstripped the flight of the little ship, and, anxious as he was to reach the Islands, he still almost dreaded the cry that should tell of their sighting, in fear of what he might find there.
