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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 GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
absorbed
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
all
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
ashore
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
back
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From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
BAD
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
beat
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From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
boat
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
Bob
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
boy
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
brilliantly
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
buildings
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
bumped
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
can't
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From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
dark
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
dint
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
enthralled
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
exclaimed
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
ferry
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
ferryboat
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
filled
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
Fortunate
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
gazing
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
get
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
gliding
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
Hey
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
home
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
Jersey
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
kid
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From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
knew
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From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
known
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
leaving
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
lighted
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
LUCK
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
night
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
people
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
presented
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
questioning
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
reached
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
realize
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
river
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
rushing
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
shore
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
slip
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From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
soon
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
spectacle
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Indeed, so absorbed was he in gazing about him, that it was not till one of the crew exclaimed: "Hey, kid, get ashore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
waters
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
way
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From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
Weehawken
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From this reading GOOD LUCK FROM BAD By dint of questioning, Bob reached the Weehawken ferry and was soon on a boat, gliding through the dark waters of the river toward the Jersey shore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
wonder
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From this reading Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't beat your way back on this boat," that he knew they had reached Weehawken.
