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1893
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
24
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
all
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
appeared
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From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
back
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
basket
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
big
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
blew
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
boat
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
bottom
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
brick
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
coming
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
disgusted
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From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
dock
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
family
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
Father
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
garden
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
get
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
hitched
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
horses
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
how
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From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
Hyde
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
institution
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
July
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
landed
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
less
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
letter
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
loaded
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
more
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
mostly
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
Once
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
Park
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
peaches
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
Poughkeepsie
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
purchases
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
ran
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
referred
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
river
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
Rondout
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
ruffled
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From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
seeds
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
shipped
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
shopping
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
small
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
squall
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From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
steamer
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From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can still remember how disgusted and ruffled he appeared over it.
team
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
town
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
vineyard
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From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
wagon
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From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It landed when we hailed it, at the dock at the bottom of our vineyard, and Father mostly went to town to do his shopping on "the little boat."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At another time he was on this little boat when it landed at Hyde Park and a team of horses, hitched to a big wagon loaded with brick, were standing on the dock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The little boat" referred to in the letter of July 24, 1893, and on which Father shipped his peaches, was a small steamer that ran from Rondout to Poughkeepsie and was more or less of a family institution when the river was open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once he went to get his garden seeds and, coming back, a violent squall blew his basket with all his purchases overboard.
