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All
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
bark
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
belonging
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
best
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
canoe
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
captors
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
carefully
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
down
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
dreading
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
ends
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
fashion
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
fast
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
FIRES
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From this reading THE SIGNAL FIRES.
freedom
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
held
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
hiding
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
Indians
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
inside
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
Jack
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
jokes
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
lay
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
made
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
other
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
paddled
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
paddles
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
peculiar
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
people
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
place
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
prow
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
rude
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
seat
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
shore
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
SIGNAL
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From this reading THE SIGNAL FIRES.
some
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From this reading Jack was the last to seat himself, and he held fast as best he could, dreading some of the rude jokes of his captors.
stepped
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
swinging
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
taken
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNAL FIRES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
turned
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
Two
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
up
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
usual
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From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
vigor
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From this reading All stepped carefully inside, and the same Indians who brought it from its hiding place turned the prow toward the other shore and began swinging the paddles with the freedom and vigor peculiar to their people.
waiting
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
warriors
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From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The canoe was made of bark, with the ends turned up in the usual fashion.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Two long paddles belonging to it lay within, and were taken by the warriors, who paddled it down to where the party were in waiting.
