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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 There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
answering
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
anxiety
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
bank
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
big
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
boat
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
bough
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
cheer
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
clear
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
clutch
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
current
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
disappeared
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
drew
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
effort
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
emerging
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
encouraging
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
enough
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
few
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
first
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
gave
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
get
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
gingerly
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
goes
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
hail
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
hand
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
here
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
island
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
just
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
landing-stage
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
later
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
managed
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
mighty
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
moments
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
Mortimer
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
observed
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
out
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
overhanging
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
past
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
picked
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
ploughed
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
river
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
running
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
Seems
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From this reading "Seems clear enough," he observed; "here goes."
some
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
splash
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
stream
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
strongly
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
swept
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
tethered
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
then
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
There
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
time
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From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
triumphant
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
view
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
watched
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
wave
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From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
way
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From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
well
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From this reading There was a mighty splash, and he disappeared from view, emerging a few moments later well out in the river.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he drew himself out, and answering our hail with a triumphant wave of the hand, picked his way gingerly along the bank to where the boat was tethered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mortimer and I gave him an encouraging cheer, and then watched him with some anxiety as he ploughed his way across the strongly running current.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed at first as though he would be swept past the island, but, with a big effort, he just managed to get clear of the stream in time and clutch an overhanging bough some way below the landing-stage.
