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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 LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
ahead
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
blew
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
break
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
coast
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
Columbine
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
days
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
distinguishable
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
drifted
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
drifting
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
few
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
forest
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
full
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
heard
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
laden
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
LAGOON
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
land
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
languid
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
light
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
lurched
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
Marston
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
Mist
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
moon
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
much
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
mud
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
near
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
negro
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
night
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
obviously
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
off
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
ominous
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
opening
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
pilot
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
river
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
roar
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
sailed
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
see
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
slowly
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
smell
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
spices
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From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
surf
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From this reading Mist drifted about the forest ahead and he heard an ominous roar of surf.
swell
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
There
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
tide
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From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
west
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From this reading THE LAGOON After a few days, _Columbine_ sailed west, and one night lurched slowly across the languid swell towards the coast.
wheel
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From this reading There was a full moon, but Marston, standing near the negro pilot at the wheel, could not see much.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was light and blew off the land, laden with a smell of spices and river mud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although no break in the coast was distinguishable, the schooner was obviously drifting with the tide toward an opening.
