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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 When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
almost
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
attempted
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
back
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
breath
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
came
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
closed
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
cry
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
dashed
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
Dave
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
drowning
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
else
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
eyes
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
FORT
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
fresh
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
go
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
instinct
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
lake
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
midst
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
moment
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
more
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
mouth
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
NIAGARA
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
now
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
out
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
rushed
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
soldier
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
spluttered
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
storm
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
strike
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
struggled
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
Then
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From this reading Then he spluttered and struggled, and more by instinct than anything else began to strike out.
throw
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
thrown
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
too
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
up
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From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
water
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From this reading He attempted to cry out, and the water rushed into his mouth, almost drowning him.
waters
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came up he took a fresh breath and dashed the water from his eyes.
wildly
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT FORT NIAGARA We will now go back to Dave, at the time he was thrown into the waters of the lake, in the midst of the storm.
young
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From this reading For the moment after the waters closed over him, the young soldier was too bewildered to do more than throw out his hands wildly.
