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Chapter VII
OUT ON THE RIVER. For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father. Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river. The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in. "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT ON THE RIVER.
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From this reading OUT ON THE RIVER.
above and across; more than
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading Presently he found himself down by the docks along the muddy river.
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From this reading OUT ON THE RIVER.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT ON THE RIVER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For over half an hour longer Dick tramped the streets of the city looking for some trace of his father.
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From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stream was much swollen, and the few boats tied up were bumping freely against the shore as the current swung them in.
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From this reading "I wonder if father could have come down here?" he mused.
