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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
arrive
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From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
belonged
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
board
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
BOAT
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE BOAT.
bolts
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
celebrated
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From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
class
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From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
company
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
counterpart
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From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
dark
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From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
drill
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
gundalow
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From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
Henry
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
holes
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
knew
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
LAUNCHING
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE BOAT.
nearly
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From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
Port
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
ready
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
regard
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
saw
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From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
scow
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
seen
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
ship's
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
shoe
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
Sylph
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From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAUNCHING THE BOAT.
there
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
Undine
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From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
wait
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They saw that she was the counterpart of the Sylph, and knew that she was one of the celebrated class to which she belonged.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ship's company had seen the Undine when she passed Port Henry, but no one there knew to whom she belonged, or anything whatever in regard to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Sylph, with the gundalow, did not arrive till it was nearly dark.
workmen
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From this reading The shoe was not done when the scow was ready to take it on board, and they had to wait for the workmen to drill the holes for the bolts.
