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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 Dick rested for a long time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
beating
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
boat
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
canoe
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
cliff-bound
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
cove
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
deal
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
Dick
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From this reading Dick rested for a long time.
drops
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
end
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
feet
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
firm
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
flash
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick rested for a long time.
forehead
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
girl
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
girl's
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
glance
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
got
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
head
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
headed
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
heap
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
huddled
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
lake
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
leaning
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
lips
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick rested for a long time.
moved
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
narrow
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
north
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
out
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
paddle
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
pulses
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
pushed
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
realize
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
reckon
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
rested
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From this reading Dick rested for a long time.
scalp
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
shot
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
shoulder
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
slowly
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
stepped
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
strong
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
sunk
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
swift
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
Then
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From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick rested for a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
up
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
water
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From this reading And under her strong hands the canoe shot through the water, headed for the north end of the lake and for a little cove, cliff-bound.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
whirling
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
white
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From this reading With a swift flash of a glance at his white lips and the little drops upon his forehead, the girl stepped into the boat, took up the paddle and pushed out into the lake.
wildly
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then leaning upon the girl’s firm shoulder, he got to his feet and moved slowly with her to the boat.
wound
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
wrist
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From this reading When he had sunk in a huddled heap in the narrow craft, his pulses beating wildly, his head whirling, he began to realize he had a great deal besides a scalp wound and a broken wrist to reckon with.
