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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 "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
anchored
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
Ben
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
bent
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
blowing
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
boat
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bottom
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
cables
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darkness
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deck
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
deep
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From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
DESPONDENCY
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down
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From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
drift
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
find
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From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
fresh
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
go
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From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
I'm
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From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
lake
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
loosened
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
made
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middle
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
mischief
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
moorings
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
now
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
out
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
permitting
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
pretty
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
REJOICING
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
run
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
She'll
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From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
sink
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
steamer
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
stumbled
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
unstoppered
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From this reading He was bent on mischief, and he unstoppered the cables, permitting them to run out and sink to the bottom of the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
water
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From this reading "She'll go down in the deep water this time."
way
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
west
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From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
whined
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From this reading "They'll find I'm not a nobody," whined he.
Wilford
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From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing, still pretty fresh, from the west, and the steamer, now loosened from her moorings, began to drift toward the middle of the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FROM DESPONDENCY TO REJOICING Ben Wilford made his way to the deck of the steamer, and in the darkness stumbled against the cables, with which the boat was anchored.
