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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 boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
banks
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
big
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
black
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
boat
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
branches
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
Brown
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
by-channel
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
chance
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
Cornelius
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
cripples
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
crumbling
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
depth
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
dismal
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
don't
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From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
drops
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
enormous
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
entered
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
filled
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
fog
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
gang
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
get
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
give
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
gloom
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
gloomy
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
load
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
men
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
mist
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
mutter
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
narrow
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
oar-blades
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
ordered
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From this reading At a mutter from Cornelius, Brown ordered his men to load.
outspread
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
overhead
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
pushed
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
said
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
set
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
showered
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From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
spoke
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From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
summits
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
there
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The branches overhead showered big drops through the gloomy fog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
together
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From this reading ‘I don’t think they spoke together again.
trees
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
we're
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From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
wings
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From this reading The boat entered a narrow by-channel, where it was pushed by the oar-blades set into crumbling banks, and there was a gloom as if enormous black wings had been outspread above the mist that filled its depth to the summits of the trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll give you a chance to get even with them before we’re done, you dismal cripples, you,” he said to his gang.
