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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 Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
banter
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
Berkshire
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
bethought
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
better
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From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
big
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
boats
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
building
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From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
child
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From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
dear
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From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
Dick
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
don't
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From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
girl
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From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
girls
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
go
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
going
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From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
gone
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
got
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
how
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
kind
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
laughing
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From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
lead
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
male
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
mean
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From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
men
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
northwest
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From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
O
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
off
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
older
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From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
parted
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
pointed
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From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
punt
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
putting
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
Said
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
saw
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
see
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From this reading Said an older girl, laughing: "You had better go and see them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look there," and she pointed northwest, "don't you see building going on there?"
shore
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
stone
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
sturdy
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
then
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
there
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
two
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
up
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
water
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
woman
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who do you mean by 'they,' dear child?" said Dick.
young
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From this reading Before we parted from these girls we saw two sturdy young men and a woman putting off from the Berkshire shore, and then Dick bethought him of a little banter of the girls, and asked them how it was that there was nobody of the male kind to go with them across the water, and where their boats were gone to.
youngest
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From this reading Said one, the youngest of the party: "O, they have got the big punt to lead stone from up the water."
