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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 There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
any
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
arrival
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From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
back
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then his gaze returned to the miraculous scene before him.
beheld
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bumping
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
caused
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
Columbus
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From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
concentrate
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
eyes
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floating
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
FOREIGN
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frightened
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From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
gaze
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glanced
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
grass-plot
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
groves
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
intensity
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
Joe
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
Keekie
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
LANDS
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lawns
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
miraculous
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From this reading Then his gaze returned to the miraculous scene before him.
MISSIONARY
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more
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
natives
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From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
official
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
other's
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
out
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
post
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then his gaze returned to the miraculous scene before him.
river
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
rub
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scene
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From this reading Then his gaze returned to the miraculous scene before him.
see
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
shore
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
SHORES
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shown
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From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
tent
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
Then
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From this reading Then his gaze returned to the miraculous scene before him.
There
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
tree
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From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There, bumping against the shore, was somebody or other's grass-plot with a tree on it and a little tent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MISSIONARY LANDS ON FOREIGN SHORES What Keekie Joe beheld caused him to rub his eyes and concentrate his gaze with more intensity than ever he had shown while at his official post.
witnessed
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From this reading The frightened natives who had witnessed the arrival of Columbus could not have been more astonished than Keekie Joe.
yards
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From this reading He glanced out upon the river to see if any lawns or groves or back yards were floating around.
