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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
accustomed
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
barges
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
become
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
bedraggled
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
boats
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
bows
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
carried
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
condition
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
dashed
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
enough
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
fell
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
heads
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
hour
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
joined
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From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
jolly
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
just
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
keep
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
ladies
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
MOON
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From this reading "ROLL ON, SILVER MOON."
motion
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
occasionally
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "ROLL ON, SILVER MOON."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
pulling
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
ROLL
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From this reading "ROLL ON, SILVER MOON."
rose
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
sea
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
SILVER
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From this reading "ROLL ON, SILVER MOON."
sing
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From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
spite
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
spray
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
students
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From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At last, they began to sing, and the students joined them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
three
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
three-quarters
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
up
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
very
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
waited
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From this reading For about three-quarters of an hour the three barges had waited, pulling just enough to keep their heads up to the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
waves
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
wet
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From this reading By this time, the ladies had become accustomed to the motion of the boats; and, in spite of their wet and bedraggled condition, they began to be very jolly.
whole
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From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long boats rose and fell with the waves, and occasionally the spray was dashed over the bows, and carried the whole length of the craft.
