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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 On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
boat-house
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
brief
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
career
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
close
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
commanded
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
comparatively
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
down
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
downstream
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
dry
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
Easter
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
ended
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
enough
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
ensuing
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
exactly
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
face
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
foundation
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
fugitive
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
high
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
Island
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
isle
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
land
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
less
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
low
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
made
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
Merry-go-round
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
middle
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
mile
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
more
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
now
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
own
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
place
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
pupils
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
reef
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
respectable
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
retirement
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
river
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
roamed
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
school
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
SETTLED
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
spot
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
straight
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
stream
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
surface
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
There
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
tide
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
trusty
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From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
vacation
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
view
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
wandering
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
Waring's
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From this reading On the contrary, it settled down to a life of respectable retirement on Waring's reef.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waring's reef was dry land at low tide, and even at high tide was close enough to the surface to support the trusty foundation of the fugitive isle.
waters
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From this reading SETTLED AT LAST And now the wandering career of Merry-go-round Island seemed at last to have ended and it roamed no more over the face of the waters.
week
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From this reading There was more or less life down there during the ensuing week for the high school pupils made the place their own in the brief Easter vacation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
wide
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From this reading It stood exactly in the middle of the river at a spot where the stream was straight and comparatively wide, and commanded a fine view of the boat-house a mile or so downstream.
