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affairs
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
all
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
allow
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
anchor
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
AWNING
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
barest
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
bobbed
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
breakfast
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
cast
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
Chub
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
cool
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
courtesied
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
day
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
days
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
dinner-time
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
Emery
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
evenings
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
finished
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
followed
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
freshly
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
gleaming
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
Harriet
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
Harry
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
hot
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
hours
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
idyllic
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
intents
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
July
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
languorously
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
lines
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
management
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
master
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
mercy
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From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
middle
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
Miss
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
more
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
mornings
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
nominally
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
off
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
ordered
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
paint
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
pleasantly
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
Poke
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
predicted
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From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
purposes
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
reaches
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
refused
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
remain
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
river
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
Slow
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
small
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
soon
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
sun-browned
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From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
sunlight
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
sunstrokes
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From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
Three
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chub still remained nominally master of the ship, but to all intents and purposes the management of affairs had passed into the small, sun-browned hands of Miss Harriet Emery.
two
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From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
up
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
way
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
weather
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From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
white
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From this reading UNDER THE AWNING Three idyllic days followed during which the _Slow Poke_, her white paint freshly gleaming in the sunlight, bobbed and courtesied her way up the long reaches of the river.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Harry who ordered the lines cast off as soon as breakfast was finished in the morning and who refused to allow them to remain at anchor for more than the barest two hours at dinner-time.
whole
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From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Chub predicted sunstrokes for the whole party, but Harry was without mercy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful weather for July, pleasantly cool in the mornings and evenings and languorously hot in the middle of the day.
