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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
able
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
almost
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
AMES
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
any
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
best
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
boat
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
cataract
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From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
circumstances
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
clothed
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
collar
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
confessed
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
county
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
destruction
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
discomfort
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
drowning
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
end
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
endure
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
experience
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
falls
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
floated
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
gasping
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
GOES
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
gripped
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From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
hand
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
Helpless
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
human
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
impossible
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
insubordinate
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
Irwin
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
Jennie
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
JIM
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
just
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From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
lift
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
looks
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
made-to-order
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
man
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
manifest
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
most
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
new
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
once
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
rapids
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From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
scratched
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From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
seat
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From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
see
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
sometimes
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
starched
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
stroke
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From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
struggling
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
suit
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
superintendent
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
superintendent's
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
sweetheart
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
swept
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
swim
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From this reading It was in the rapids just above the cataract--and poor Jim could not swim a stroke.
teacher
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
teachers
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
tippednounUS /tipped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
unspeakable
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
varnish
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From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
water
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From this reading JIM GOES TO AMES The boat tipped over, and Jim Irwin was left struggling in the water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
why
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From this reading That is why Jennie gripped her seat until she must have scratched the varnish.
witness
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
Woodruff
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From this reading Helpless, terrified, gasping, he floated to destruction, and Jennie Woodruff was not able to lift a hand to help him.
young
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From this reading To see any human being swept to such an end is dreadful, but for a county superintendent to witness the drowning of one of her best--though sometimes it must be confessed most insubordinate--teachers, under such circumstances, is unspeakable; and when that teacher is a young man who was once that county superintendent's sweetheart, and falls in, clothed in a new made-to-order suit in which he looks almost handsome despite his manifest discomfort in his new cravat and starched collar, the experience is something almost impossible to endure.
