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1918
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
air
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
almost
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From this reading He was a young man, almost boyish-looking.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
Also
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
bank
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
bareheaded
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From this reading He was bareheaded.
Bay
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
boyish-looking
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From this reading He was a young man, almost boyish-looking.
brown
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
buttoned
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
came
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
celluloid
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
chill
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
chin
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
cloud
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
coat
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
Cradle
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
eye
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
freighted
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
full
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
gray
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a young man, almost boyish-looking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
Island
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
lee
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
lies
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
mackinaw
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
man
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
murky
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
new
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
November
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
Old
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
overalls
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
pair
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
patch
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
pink
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
rowing
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
shoes
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
side
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
sky
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
snow
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
Squitty
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
tan
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From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
threatened
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had on a pair of fine tan shoes, brown overalls, a new gray mackinaw coat buttoned to his chin.
turned
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
untimely
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
up
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a young man, almost boyish-looking.
week
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
western
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From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On an afternoon in the first week of November, 1918, under a sky bank full of murky cloud and an air freighted with a chill which threatened untimely snow, a man came rowing up along the western side of Squitty Island and turned into Cradle Bay, which lies under the lee of Point Old.
wore
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From this reading Also he wore a patch of pink celluloid over his right eye.
young
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From this reading He was a young man, almost boyish-looking.
