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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 Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
admiration
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
back
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
berserker
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
breaks
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
clamps
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
climb
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
cluster
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
countryside
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
difficulty
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
gather
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
go
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
hat
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
heart
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
horses
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
jam
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
kind
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
knee-boots
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
lever
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
logs
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
loose
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
main
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
man
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
manipulate
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From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
Many
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
marvel
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From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
men
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From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
metal
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
moving
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
out
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
pike-pole
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
prairie
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
presently
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
reaches
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
reckless
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
red
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
river
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From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
rolling
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
round
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
runs
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
safe
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
sees
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
shirt
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
shore
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
sound
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
spectator
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From this reading It is a marvel to the spectator, that men should manipulate the river so.
square
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
strikes
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
tails
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
Then
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
timber
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From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
tops
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From this reading Suddenly, a being with a red shirt, with loose prairie kind of hat, knee-boots, having metal clamps, strikes out from the shore, running on the tops of the moving logs till he reaches the jam.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
vicious-looking
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From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He sees a cluster of logs gather and climb, and still gather and climb, and between him and that cluster is a rolling waste of timber, round and square.
watched
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
water
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then the pike-pole, or the lever, reaches the heart of the difficulty, and presently the jam breaks, and the logs go tumbling into the main, while the vicious-looking berserker of the water runs back to the shore over the logs, safe and sound.
wild
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
wonder
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From this reading Many a man behind his horses' tails on the countryside has watched the wild reckless life of the water with wonder and admiration.
