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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 A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
account
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
any
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From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
backwards
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
bridges
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
came
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
canoe
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
dear
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
going
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
leaned
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
lil
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From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
man
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
meanwhile
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
moonlight
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
more
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From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
night
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
old
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
only
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
other
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
out
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
own
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
Pree
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From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
quiet
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
reflection
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
ripple
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
river
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
said
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From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
sighed
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From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
skies
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
slowly
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
solitary
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
spangled
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
starsh
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From this reading He sighed, and said, “Pree lil starsh!”
stopped
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
sympathetic
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From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
take
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From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meanwhile, my dear old sympathetic canoe has been going slowly backwards on its own account, and must be stopped.
too
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From this reading I shall not take it by night any more, because it is too sympathetic.
took
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From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
watched
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From this reading A man came and leaned over one of the bridges and watched the reflection of the spangled skies in the ripple.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * It was only the other night that I took my canoe out in the moonlight, when the river is solitary and quiet.
