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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 Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
ADMIRES
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From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
Arkansas
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
back
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
baggage
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
barber
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
boat
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
Bolton
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
cargo
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
clearing
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
clerk
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
country
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From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
COWBOYS
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From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.
deck-hands
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
desolate
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From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
direction
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
discharging
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
flowed
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From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
go
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
got
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
guard
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
Jennie
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
June
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
lived
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
locked
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
lonely
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From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
made
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
Mason
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
Memphis
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
more
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
Mr
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
negro
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
off
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
passengers
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
place
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
places
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
River
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
room
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
rounded
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
say
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
scattered
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
seated
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
seen
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From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
Several
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
show
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
slowly
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
small
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
state
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
there
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
TOM
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From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.
two
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
up
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From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
watch
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
way
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
Wolf
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From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.
Woods
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From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.
