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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 On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
back
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From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
broadening
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
canoe
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
constant
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
crude
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
day's
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
Duncan
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
entered
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From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
far
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
Faye
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
girl
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
Gordon
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
granddaughter
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
hours
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From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
Indians
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
made
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
man
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
Many
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
ridden
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
river
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
rode
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
sea
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
sixteen
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From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
skin
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
sleeping
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
strain
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not left that canoe since they entered it, and that had been sixteen hours back.
thirty
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
thus
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
times
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
twenty
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From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
two
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From this reading In the canoe rode Gordon Duncan, his granddaughter Faye and the two Indians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
way
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From this reading On a river ever broadening as it made its way toward the far distant sea, rode a crude skin canoe.
white
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
wild
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Many times before for twenty, thirty hours they had ridden thus without sleeping.
work
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From this reading To the white man and the girl this wild journey had been a constant strain; to the Indians it was but the day’s work.
