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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 The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
absorbed
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
all
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
any
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
apron
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
assistance
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
BARBED-WIRE
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From this reading BARBED-WIRE FENCES.
bed
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
breakfast
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
broad
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
chute
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
covered
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
craft
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
dams
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
deep
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
down
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
drawing
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
early
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
easiest
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
even
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
evenly
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
expanse
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
FENCES
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From this reading BARBED-WIRE FENCES.
few
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
first
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
five
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
fully
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
gravel
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
help
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
host
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
inches
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
inn
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
kind
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
kindly
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
left
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
little
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
loaded
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
low
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
mainly
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
mill-dam
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
mill-race
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
morning
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
navigating
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
off
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
overflow
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
portage
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
porter
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
received
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
river
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
rocks
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
sent
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From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
shallows
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
slight
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
spreads
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
stage
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
Stoughton
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From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
stream
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
sufficiently
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
there
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From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Below this, as below all of the dams on the river, there are broad shallows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
water
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were off in the morning, after an early breakfast at the Stoughton inn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our host kindly sent down his porter to help us over the mill-dam,--our first and easiest portage, and one of the few in which we received assistance of any kind.
wide
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
width
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From this reading The water in the stream, being at a low stage, is mainly absorbed in the mill-race, and the apron spreads the slight overflow evenly over the width of the bed, so that there is left a wide expanse of gravel and rocks below the chute, which is not covered sufficiently deep for navigating even our little craft, drawing but five inches when fully loaded.
