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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 But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
any
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From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
back
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
beneficent
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
boat
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
Bobtail
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From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
burden
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From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
defeating
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
efforts
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
exhausted
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
feet
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
got
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
GRACE
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From this reading GRACE MONTAGUE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
head
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
headway
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From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
heavy
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
helpless
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
intent
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
kept
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
knowing
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
labored
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
making
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From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
Miss
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
MONTAGUE
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From this reading GRACE MONTAGUE.
nearly
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
render
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
rocks
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
roll
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
sea
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
struggled
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From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
threw
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
touched
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
treated
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
trough
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had struggled and labored, and Miss Grace had struggled and labored, as if intent upon defeating his beneficent efforts, until his strength was nearly exhausted.
wall
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
waves
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From this reading The waves threw him back until his feet touched the wall of rocks.
weather
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
well
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From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Bobtail was not making any headway with his burden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he treated himself as he did a boat in heavy weather; he kept his head to the sea, well knowing that if he got into the trough, the waves would roll him over, and render him helpless.
