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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 A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
baffling
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From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
beat
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From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
binnacle
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
bulwarks
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
cabin
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
calm
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
came
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
close-hauled
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
coast
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From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
Columbine
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
compass
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
cut
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
dark
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
dim
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
faint
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
figure
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
glow
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
held
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
helm
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
hot
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
Kroo
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
Krooboy
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
languidly
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
level
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
light
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From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
low
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
Marston
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
nearly
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
night
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
phosphorescent
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
ran
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
rolled
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
s
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
sea
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
sitting
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
skylight
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
smooth
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
steered
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
strain
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From this reading A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm.
swell
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
top
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From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
TORNADO
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From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TORNADO The night was hot and nearly calm, and Marston, sitting on the cabin skylight, languidly looked about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
wheel
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From this reading A Krooboy held the wheel, and his dark figure cut against the phosphorescent sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Columbine_'s bulwarks were low and when she rolled the long, smooth swell ran level with their top.
worked
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From this reading The wind was light and baffling and _Columbine_ beat against it as she worked along the coast.
