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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 FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
accurately
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
afloat
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From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
back
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
came
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
canoe
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
disgusted
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From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
down
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
face
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
failure
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From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
Felix
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
finished
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
FOREST
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
foretold
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From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
formed
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
higher
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
launch
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
listen
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From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
logs
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
many
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
Oliver
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
other
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
out
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
place
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
pool
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
rolled
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
sat
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
shaped
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
side
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From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
spot
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
stream
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From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
suggest
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From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
swim
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From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had not been shaped accurately, and one side was higher out of the water than the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
turned
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
upright
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From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
walked
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
water
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From this reading But when it was afloat, as Oliver had foretold, it did not swim upright in the water.
weeks
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FOREST TRACK When the canoe was finished, Oliver came to help Felix launch it, and they rolled it on logs down to the place where the stream formed a pool.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
worked
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From this reading He walked back to the spot where he had worked so many weeks, and sat down with his face turned from the pool.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Felix was so disgusted at this failure that he would not listen to anything Oliver could suggest.
