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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 AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
BAR
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
boat
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
boats
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
boys
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
branch
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
colonel
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
county
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
CREEK
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
dark
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
drawn
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
former
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
full
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
HEAD
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
health
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
horses
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
impaired
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
Magnolia
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
manned
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
men
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
miles
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
new
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
night
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
occasionally
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
out
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
pier
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
planter
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
plenty
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
powerful
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
practice
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
preferred
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
present
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
pride
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
river
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
smaller
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
starlight
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
streams
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
taken
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
things
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
thirty
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
town
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
used
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
vehicles
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From this reading But the present planter preferred the vehicles, drawn by fine horses, and the boys used the smaller boats, so the Magnolia had not been manned under the new order of things.
very
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
water
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
WATERS
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From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
well
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From this reading The crew pulled very well, for the colonel had taken no little pride in the appearance of his boat on the river.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT THE HEAD WATERS OF BAR CREEK It was quite dark when the Magnolia went out from the pier, though it was a starlight night.
winding
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From this reading Before his health was impaired he occasionally went to the county town by water; for it was on a branch of the river, and was full thirty miles distant by the winding streams.
years
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From this reading The crew were powerful men, and had had plenty of practice in former years.
