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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 He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
all
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
bade
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
boat
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
brave
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From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
buffeted
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
Chattanooga
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
clever
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
companions
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
Confederate
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
destination
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
down
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
embarked
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
farewell
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
ferryman
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
George
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
heart
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From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
here
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
how
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
Jackson
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
last
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
latter
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
loaded
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
man
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From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
manner
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
mettle
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From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
muttering
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
Ned
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
never
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
notes
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
passengers
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
PLOT
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
PLOTTERS
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
put
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From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
quite
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
reach
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From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
reached
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
recollection
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
retained
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
return
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
ruse
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
said
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
shore
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
stream
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
tempestuous
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
there
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
things
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
turbulent
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
understand
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
unkind
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
vivid
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
voyage
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
Watson
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From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
waves
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From this reading He retained a vivid recollection of tempestuous waves, of a boat buffeted here and there, and of Ned Jackson muttering all manner of unkind things at his passengers and the turbulent stream.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes.
years
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From this reading PLOT AND PLOTTERS In after years George could never quite understand how he and his companions reached the Chattanooga shore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That Jackson was a brave man at heart, and you put him on his mettle.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading No sooner was the latter embarked on the return voyage than Watson said: "That was a clever ruse of yours, George.
