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Chapter XI
ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps. Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay. Even Beechwater was considerably agitated. Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
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From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
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From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
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From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
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From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Beechwater was considerably agitated.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
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From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
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From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
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From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
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From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
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From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
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From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
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From this reading ROUGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above Split Rock Point the lake looked like a sea of foam, and heavy waves rolled in upon the beach in Porter's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind was very fresh from the northwest on the lake, and its surface was covered with white-caps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Prudent mothers would have thought it dangerous to go out upon the lake at such a time.
