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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 Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Acquaintances
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
ahoy
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
all
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From this reading These boys were from Grand Pre School, and are all old acquaintances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Antelope
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
any
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
assembled
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
BeginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
better
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
blew
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
boys
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
breeze
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
chiefly
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From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
consisted
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From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
Creek
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
crowd
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
eventful
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
few
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From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
flowed
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
fresh
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These boys were from Grand Pre School, and are all old acquaintances.
gather
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
going
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
Grand
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
high
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
highly
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
How
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
July
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
men
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From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
mingled
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From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
month
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
Mud
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Old
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
Plan
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Pre
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
rebukes
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
remonstrates
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
round
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Round-about
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Scenes
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
School
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From this reading These boys were from Grand Pre School, and are all old acquaintances.
sea
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These boys were from Grand Pre School, and are all old acquaintances.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
tide
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
turbid
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
vain
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
Voyage
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
warns
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From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
waters
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From this reading The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
wharf
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From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Old Acquaintances gather around old Scenes.--Antelope, ahoy!--How are you, Solomon?--Round-about Plan of a round about Voyage.--The Doctor warns, rebukes, and remonstrates, but, alas! in vain.--It must be done.--Beginning of a highly eventful Voyage.
