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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 As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
act
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
any
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
ashore
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
boys
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
called
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
dark
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
day
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
deck-hands
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
Digfield
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
family
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
fathers
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PUPILS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
Kidd
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
lake
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
landed
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
lesson
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
lessons
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
liable
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
more
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PUPILS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
out
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
pilot-house
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
Plattsburgh
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
principal
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
PUPILS
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From this reading THE PUPILS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
recruits
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
return
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
rowing
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
school
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
seated
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
second
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
sent
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
sit
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
some
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From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
started
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
steering
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
supper
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
Sylph
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
table
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUPILS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The principal went ashore at Plattsburgh, and the boys took some more lessons in rowing.
Topovers
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From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
two
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From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
wheelmen
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From this reading On the return, Kidd Digfield was sent to the pilot-house to take a lesson in steering, for any of the deck-hands were liable to be called upon to act as wheelmen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as the fathers of the last two recruits to the school had been landed, the Sylph went out to the lake again, and started on a long cruise, from which she did not return till after dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At dinner and supper on this day, the Topovers were seated with the family, and were not required to sit at a second table.
YEAR
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From this reading THE PUPILS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
