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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 BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
age
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What you making?" asked the young man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
belong
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From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
BEN
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
boat-hook
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
came
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
coarsely
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
down
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
dressed
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
eighteen
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
engaged
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
Ethan
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
face
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
ferry-house
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From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
ferrying
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
head
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From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
lake
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
Lawry
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
long-handled
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
making
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
man
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
nodding
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From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
occupied
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
operation
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
place
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
PLAN
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
raising
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
red
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A boat-hook," replied Ethan.
road
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
steamer
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
stranger
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From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
team
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
thus
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Do you belong here?" continued the stranger nodding his head toward the ferry-house.
useful
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
very
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you making?" asked the young man.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
WILFORD'S
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From this reading BEN WILFORD'S PLAN While Lawry was ferrying the team over the lake, Ethan occupied himself in making a long-handled boat-hook, which might be useful in the operation of raising the steamer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
work
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
years
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you making?" asked the young man.
young
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From this reading While he was thus engaged, a young man, about eighteen years of age, coarsely dressed, and with a very red face, came down the road and stopped at the place where he was at work.
