Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XVI

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We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.

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We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.

She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.

She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.

There was a power of style about her.

It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.

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Chapter XVI Reading 1/44

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XVI

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Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.

Line 2

She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.

Line 3

She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.

Line 4

There was a power of style about her.

Line 5

It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.

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little noun US /ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/

A small amount.

From this reading “We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.”

something noun US /ˈsamθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

From this reading “It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.”

started verb US /ˈstɑːtɪd/

To begin, commence, initiate.

From this reading “We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.”

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aboard

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about

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all

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amounted

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and

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apart

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behind

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being

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big

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camp

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carried

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craft

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day

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each

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end

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fire

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five

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flag-pole

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four

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going

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had

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her

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From this reading There was a power of style about her.

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judged

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likely

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littlenounUS /ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/

A small amount.

From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.

long

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many

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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.

men

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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.

middle

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monstrous

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most

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night

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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

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out

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power

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procession

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raft

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raftsman

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She

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slept

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From this reading She had four long sweeps at each end, so we judged she carried as many as thirty men, likely.

somethingnounUS /ˈsamθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

From this reading It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːtɪd/

To begin, commence, initiate.

From this reading We slept most all day, and started out at night, a little ways behind a monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.

style

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From this reading There was a power of style about her.

such

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sweeps

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tall

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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.

that

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the

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There

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thirty

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was

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ways

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wide

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wigwams

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From this reading She had five big wigwams aboard, wide apart, and an open camp fire in the middle, and a tall flag-pole at each end.